I used to believe that cobwebs had little creatures called cobs. When my mom would go to sweep them out, I would shout "Don't let the cobs get me!"
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- My brother used to think that cobwebs where made by cobs. — Alex
- I used to believe that when you turned up the volume on the T.V the people had to shout louder.— Tanana
- when i was 6 i used to believe that birds were magical creatures and used magic to fly— Serriu
- When I was little I thought rhinoceroses were mythical creatures.Anon
- i used to believe that swans were mythical creatures like unicorns or a phoenix.
— amber - I used to believe that unicorns were real creatures. I thought they were just another type of horse.Anon