What eats spiders at night?

What eats spiders at night includes many nocturnal predators that hunt spiders as part of food chain, as spiders are prey for various animals despite being predators themselves. Nocturnal predators that eat spiders include birds like owls that may eat spiders though birds are more diurnal, bats that occasionally eat spiders, reptiles like geckos and lizards that hunt spiders at night on walls and ceilings, amphibians like frogs and toads that eat spiders, other spiders including larger spiders that eat smaller spiders and even same species, a behavior called araneophagy, and spider wasps that paralyze spiders, though they hunt during day. Insects like centipedes are nocturnal predators that eat spiders, and scorpions also eat spiders at night. Mammals like shrews and some mice may eat spiders. In homes, cats are known to hunt and eat spiders at night. Among insects, praying mantises eat spiders, though they are more diurnal. The most significant nocturnal predator of spiders is other spiders, as many spider species are cannibalistic. Geckos are particularly effective spider predators in homes, hunting at night on walls and ceilings. So while spiders are predators of insects, they are also prey for many nocturnal animals, contributing to ecosystem balance, and their predators help control spider populations naturally, which is why encouraging natural predators and keeping home clean reduces need for chemical control.