American Indian culture Totem pole art Native American Insects
of Myth and Legend Insects play a wide variety of different
roles in the mythology of Native American tribes. Generally
speaking, Native American traditions tend to have very negative
perceptions of swarming insects, biting insects, and (in
agricultural societies) crop-destroying insects, associating
them with disease, evil witchcraft, and bad luck. On the other
hand, like other small animals, insects often appear in legends
to symbolize meekness and humility, two positive traits valued
by most Native American cultures. And spiders, though not
technically insects, have great spiritual importance to many
Native Americans, particularly the Osage tribe and the tribes of
the American Southwest. Native American Insect Mythology In
Various Tribes (Including Arachnids) List of Native American
Insect Gods and Spirits Ant People (Hopi) Big Fly (Navajo)
Grasshopper Girl (Navajo) Mastop, the Death Fly (Hopi) Mok Chi'
(Maya) (Gros Ventre) Nihant Palhik Mana (