To find out, we asked professional dream analystLauri Loewenberg.

Here’s what she had to say.

This reaction likely represents something in your real life.

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What situation brings up that same fear, disgust, or distaste?"

“A spider in a dream can sometimes representa narcissistin your real life,” she adds.

Where it is will directly relate to certain emotions or areas of your life.

If it’s a black widow:

Nothing is a coincidence in dreams, according to Loewenberg.

A tarantula is the biggest of them all, of course.

And not only that, but they’re hairy.

The emotions you experience, as well as your thought process in the dream are important, too.

“What do you remember thinking when you saw the spider?

That will directly correlate to something in your real life that’s currently an issue,” Loewenberg notes.