Insects, bugs, beetles and lice etc in dreams often symbolize things that annoy or “bug” you.
They can represent minor, unimportant annoyances that do not cause much overall harm but nevertheless make your everyday life a little bit more of a struggle.
However, although insects appear to be small and weak, they can carry deadly diseases, so a dream about insects can be a warning that a seemingly trivial matter should not be ignored.
Being stung or bitten by an insect is often a way for your dreaming mind to spur you to take action about something.
The type of insect in your dream can be important. If you dream of insects that work together in colonies, such as bees or ants, your dream can be telling you about the importance of cooperating with others.
A solitary insect in a dream can represent your inner self.
Dreaming about an insect, or that you have been transformed into an insect, can be a sign that you are feeling insignificant.
The type of insect in your dream can also be significant, for example:
Ants in Dreams
Seeing ants in your dreams can be a positive sign, even if they creep you out in real life! Ants are known for working very hard together, getting the job done and being very industrious. Ants never give up on their task, they just keep on going. So, seeing ants in your dream can suggest that hard work and focusing on your goals is required in your waking life? This is their positive aspect.
However, if the dream had a feeling of negativity, that the imagery of ants in your dream seemed sinister, your subconscious could be warning you that you’re been too mindless, following a path in your life with no thoughts or feelings – perhaps even taking and following too many orders? This kind of ant dream could be suggesting that you should strike out on your own, assert your individuality?
Beetles in Dreams
In waking life beetles can often be quite destructive to our habitats and belongings, and so in dreams they can represent fears that our values, lifestyle or beliefs are under threat. Some beetles have an innate ability to adapt and survive all kinds of harsh conditions, which may in your dream reflect that you must also adapt and change to new conditions? Some beetles are quite beautiful, like the ladybug, and often symbolize good fortunes and good luck in dreams.
Lice in Dreams
If you dream that you were bitten by lice in your dream, or you have head lice in your hair, it can reflect feelings that other people or a situation in your life is draining your spiritual or physical energy? There could be a situation or person that you feel you need to get away from?
Lice in your dreams can also represent feelings of guilt, feeling unclean on a spiritual level for something bad you have done in your life. Perhaps you have hurt someone you care about and need to make amends?
Head lice in dreams can also reflect feelings that you are being taken advantage of, either openly or secretly?
There are many, millions actually, kinds of insects, so you have to think about the particular type of insect in your dream, whether it seemed to be a negative or positive symbol, and apply their characteristics to your dream interpretation.