I used to believe…
a friend once believed that spiders screamed with pain like humans did. this came from throwing a large (tarantula-like) spider on a fire and the whistling sound that came from air blowing through its burnt body.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I saw a spider on the floor and thought it was a baby tarantula. We don't even get tarantulas where I live.Anon
- I fully believed, up until about 6 years old, that the word 'accident' was a noun that meant 'burnt toast'.— Karl Goetz
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- When I was young, I used to wonder what if the animals turned into humans while the humans were away.— Kirk
- When I was liitle, I used to believe that if a spider would bite me than I would become Spider-Man!!!— IronManxD
- Grandmother told me if I whistled in the bathroom the devil would come get me because I was whistling for him.— Peanut @ Lake Tawakoni Tx