Islamic Interpretation
In a dream, a tarantula represents a despicable, malicious, and harmful woman who intrudes into people’s affairs and causes damage to their interests. She may symbolize someone who disrupts what others strive to build, ruins their efforts, and then denies responsibility for the harm and suffering she causes. Such a figure reflects deceit, interference, and hidden malice. This interpretation is rooted in the old belief that the bite of a tarantula caused a severe and dangerous nervous illness. Accordingly, even though the tarantula is in reality a harmless hairy spider, its appearance in a dream may symbolize a deadly enemy whose harm lies not only in direct action, but also in a piercing sting, a hostile glare, a scornful attitude, or a look filled with contempt. Thus, seeing a tarantula in a dream serves as a warning against a covertly dangerous adversary whose presence brings fear, disturbance, and lasting harm. (Also see Spider)