my mum told me that Bees had pointy bums and that was why they could sting you and yes I believed that for years until I told a boyfriend and he nearly wet himself laughing at me.

Anon

My cousin once gave me the impression that ants 'came from' sugar (what I think now she must have said was 'came for' sugar).

So I spent my childhood years thinking that sugar was actually ants eggs(!)

srp

That if you picked up worms, you would get warts.

Mandie

After being told by my older borther, I used to believe that little moths crawl in your ears and eat your brains when you are asleep

Mandie

My Nana told me that moths lay eggs in your hair. I still hate moths to this day.

Paula

I read a book about worms and misread the word tape as tap. I then thought that taps had worms living in them and had to look up the tap before I turned it on.

Pip

I used to think that if you went outside without your shoes on there were little bugs that would get into your feet, climb up your body and eat your brain!

Ela