Tarantulas

[ILuvMuhammadSAW]

Random but just needed to get it off my chest, i am scared to death of tarantulas, i literally go nights sleepless because i fear of a tarantula crawling on me while i sleep or dreaming of one chasing me, especially because i live in Australia, that's it 

[Abu Hassanain]

22 minutes ago, ILuvMuhammadSAW said:

Random but just needed to get it off my chest, i am scared to death of tarantulas, i literally go nights sleepless because i fear of a tarantula crawling on me while i sleep or dreaming of one chasing me, especially because i live in Australia, that's it 

Salam

that is the least of things you should fear and Australia because you know they’re not poisonous, but you guys have many snakes, spiders, and other things that will kill you there

I have a phobia of sleeping with closet doors open when I go to bed every closet door in the house has to be closed. They cannot be open even if it’s in a different room than me.

That’s most likely due to the fact that I saw a movie about a monster that teleported to closets as a four or five-year-old as a grown man it’s a ridiculous need but what can you do your phobias don’t care about your level of intellectual rationality

With the lizard brain when it comes to phobias and the rational brain when it comes to intellect

wallahu Alam 

[Hameedeh]

9 hours ago, ILuvMuhammadSAW said:

Random but just needed to get it off my chest, i am scared to death of tarantulas

Salam, Brother. I hear you. Have you seen those spiders that raise their front legs up and stand tall on the back legs, like they are going to jump on you? Who cares if they are not poisonous? Get that away from me!

Before bed, I brush my teeth with mint flavored toothpaste and keep a box of peppermint flavored soap on the bedside table. For real. 

[Hameedeh]

Also, you can use mint flavored mouthwash before going to sleep. 

[Gaius I. Caesar]

On 7/13/2026 at 9:22 AM, ILuvMuhammadSAW said:

Random but just needed to get it off my chest, i am scared to death of tarantulas, i literally go nights sleepless because i fear of a tarantula crawling on me while i sleep or dreaming of one chasing me, especially because i live in Australia, that's it 

 Wasalaam, I overcame the same fear through exposure therapy via pictures and understanding these creatures are more afraid of me than I was of them. The dreams and the sensations of crawling stopped once I understood.  Still, I wouldn't get close to the Australian tarantulas, they deserve respect and should be  left alone.

[Gaius I. Caesar]

On 7/13/2026 at 9:46 AM, Abu Hassanain said:

hat is the least of things you should fear and Australia because you know they’re not poisonous, but you guys have many snakes, spiders, and other things that will kill you there

Not true, the Australian tarantulas are fast and have potent venom, that's a trip to the hospital. A bite from the web-funnel is a death sentence though

[Abu Hassanain]

2 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

Not true, the Australian tarantulas are fast and have potent venom, that's a trip to the hospital. A bite from the web-funnel is a death sentence though

Salam

I did not know Australian tarantula venom was deadly

I know the ones here in North America are poisonous. I guess even the tarantula is in Australia are deadly.

wallahu Alam 

[Ashvazdanghe]

On 7/13/2026 at 4:52 PM, ILuvMuhammadSAW said:

Random but just needed to get it off my chest, i am scared to death of tarantulas, i literally go nights sleepless because i fear of a tarantula crawling on me while i sleep or dreaming of one chasing me, especially because i live in Australia, that's it 

1. Clean and declutter your home. As with any insect problem, the first step is to consistently dust and clean your home to prevent insects from entering. ...
2. Seal gaps around your home. ...
3. Get rid of spider webs. ...
4. Limit lighting. ...
5. Spray peppermint oil. ...
6. Be wary of what you bring inside.

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Spray peppermint oil

Considered ‘natural insecticides’, certain oils can repel spiders due to their strong odour. Because spiders smell and taste with their legs, spritzing natural oil (in particular, peppermint oil) on surfaces around your home can help deter spiders from sticking around.

To do this, add about 20 drops of peppermint oil to a spray bottle filled with water and spray it around your home’s spider-affected areas.

https://rac.com.au/horizons/lifestyle/rid-spiders-house

 

 

7 hours ago, Hameedeh said:

Also, you can use mint flavored mouthwash before going to sleep. 

During our 10 years of living together, we have lived in 4 houses in common areas, and in all cases my wife has suffered from insects and vermin. Spraying and... are of no definite help. Interestingly, most of our neighbors do not have this severe problem. Could the cause of the problem be spiritual? Is there a proven prayer to get rid of vermin (mice, cockroaches, lizards, etc.)?

Of course, we can give every possibility, but we cannot say for sure that there is a spiritual problem for the existence of harmful insects! However, there are some prayers that have been narrated that have been proven:

1. It has been proven by experience to get rid of harmful insects. Whoever writes verse 243 of Surah Al-Baqarah on a plate or paper, washes it in water, and sprinkles it in the house, all the animals and harmful insects in that house will be destroyed:

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 أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللَّهُ مُوتُوا ثُمَّ أَحْيَاهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ‎﴿٢٤٣﴾‏

https://tanzil.net/#2:243

2. Whoever writes Surah Al-Ahqaf with faith and with pure intention and with attention to Allah and its meaning and carries it with him will be safe from the evil of demons and fairies and will be protected from all harmful creatures in sleep and wakefulness. If someone puts it under his pillow at night. No harm will befall him that night. 1

https://tanzil.net/#46:1

3. It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abbas that if someone is afraid of the troubles of the enemy or harmful animals and wild beasts. If he reads these verses a lot with pure intention and with attention to Allah and its meaning, he will be free from them, verses 94 to 99 of Surah Al-Kahf:

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« قَالُوا یَا ذَا الْقَرْنَیْنِ إِنَّ یَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِی الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَکَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَن تَجْعَلَ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَهُمْ سَدًّا. قَالَ مَا مَکَّنِّی فِیهِ رَبِّی خَیْرٌ فَأَعِینُونِی بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَیْنَکُمْ وَبَیْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا. آتُونِی زُبَرَ الْحَدِیدِ حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَیْنَ الصَّدَفَیْنِ قَالَ انفُخُوا حَتَّى إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِی أُفْرِغْ عَلَیْهِ قِطْرًا. فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَن یَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا. قَالَ هَذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّی فَإِذَا جَاء وَعْدُ رَبِّی جَعَلَهُ دَکَّاء وَکَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّی حَقًّا .وَتَرَکْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ یَوْمَئِذٍ یَمُوجُ فِی بَعْضٍ وَنُفِخَ فِی الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَاهُمْ جَمْعًا.» 2

https://tanzil.net/#18:94

4. Imam Sadiq (عليه السلام) said to Yahya Kahili: "What will you do when you see a predatory animal in front of you?" I said, "I don't know." The Imam said: "When you encounter a predatory animal, look at its face and recite the verse of the Throne, and then recite this supplication:

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 عَزَمْتُ عَلَیْکَ بِعَزِیمَةِ اللَّهِ وَ عَزِیمَةِ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَزِیمَةِ سُلَیْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَ عَزِیمَةِ عَلِیٍّ أَمِیرِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ تَنَحَّتْ عَنْ طَرِیقِنَا وَ لَمْ تُؤْذِنَا فَإِنَّا نُؤْذِیکَ.» 3

https://www.porseman.com/article/دفع-حشرات-موذي-با-دعا/45312

According to my personal experience I have tried no.1 procedure which I have written it by red pen on a piece of paper so then put the paper inside a small size hand  pump sprayer so then filled it with water so then sprayed it so then it has been effective for biting insects ; which I think spraying peppermint oil plus instead of water plus this procedure will be helpful for you inshaAllah ,also other procedure can give you better sleep inshaAllah.

https://erfan.ir/mafatih480/دعا-و-وردهای-دفع-عقرب-و-مار-کلیات-مفاتیح-الجنان-با-ترجمه-استاد-حسین-انصاریان

https://www.beytoote.com/religious/daru-manavi/pray-repelling-insects-reptiles.html

 

[Gaius I. Caesar]

7 hours ago, Abu Hassanain said:

I did not know Australian tarantula venom was deadly

I know the ones here in North America are poisonous. I guess even the tarantula is in Australia are deadly.

Venomous, not poisonous. If an animal delivers its venom from a bite, sting, saliva or a spur. It is venomous. If you bite into an animal or plant and it's venom gets inside you and you get sick; You have been poisoned.

The difference between the ones in the New World (North America and South America) vs. The Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia) is the New Worlds have urticating hairs and milder venom whereas the Old Worlds use speed and stronger venom to defend themselves. They do not have urticating hairs.