I have a mate who still, at nearly 18 believes if a moth flies close to your eyes it will blind you with the powder. I have great fun throwing dead moths at him...:) (by the way, I'm just assuming thi isn't true as it's so stupid, if it is true, i apologise!!)
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- My Nana told me that moths lay eggs in your hair. I still hate moths to this day.— Paula
- I am Canadian and when I was little I would sing "True Pastry Love" instead of 'True Patriot Love"— Jess
- I used to think that raisins were dead flies. I only recently started to eat them again.— Toinette'
- My dad told me that raisins were the dead flies from the windowsill— Kellie
- I used to think bogies were made of dead flies which had flown up my nose.— Kate
- i used to think that if you were blind you had to have your eyes closed. Anon