Most spiders pose very little danger to humans, including the notorious noble false widow ( Steatoda nobilis ). But the half-inch predator does punch surprisingly far above its weight. According to a 2023 study, for example, the noble false widow spider may habitually prey upon vertebrates, with known victims including lizards, bats, and now shrews. In fact, the study's authors recorded the latter at a gruesome scene outside a bedroom window in southern England, where a female noble false widow