A wasp is a good omen in the majority of spiritual readings, a sign of protection, productivity, and firm boundaries. It turns into a warning when it stings, swarms, or keeps coming back, and the meaning shifts again in the house, in dreams, and in the Bible.
Seeing a centipede reads as protection and fast progress, not bad luck. What it means in the house, in your bed, dead, or as a spirit animal.
A grasshopper symbolizes a forward leap, good luck and unexpected abundance, because the insect cannot jump backward. Here is what each tradition says and what every sighting situation means.
A dead butterfly is read as a finished transformation and a soul released, rarely as an omen of death. Traditions, situations, dreams and the seasonal explanation.
Fireflies stand for hope in the dark, transience and the souls of the dead. Tradition by tradition, situation by situation, plus the biology behind the glow.
A dead ladybug is read as paused luck, not bad luck. Here is what each tradition says, how the place you found it changes the message, and why they die indoors.
A bee is one of the clearest good omens in folk tradition. What a visit, a bee in the house, a swarm and a dead bee each mean, tradition by tradition.
A cockroach symbolizes survival, adaptability and hidden problems surfacing. What the sighting means by tradition, by location and in dreams.
What a praying mantis means when it visits, in Greek, Chinese, Japanese, San and Christian tradition, by color, in dreams, and what to do when you find one.
What seeing a blue butterfly means as an omen and a sign of luck, how rare the sighting really is, and what Christian, Native American, Celtic and East Asian traditions say, with a table for every situation.