i used to think that black widow spiders wher spiders whos husbands died so they were widows and they allways wore black cos they were sad.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- My mom told me that if I didn't wash my hair black widow spiders would come live in it.— grew up in Nebraska
- I used to believe that there were red and black spiders underneath the table in the toilet.— Phil
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- I used to believe that a widower was a guy who killed married husbands to make thier wife a widow— Jessica
- I used to believe the bank "scottish widows" was run by widows, and only gave bank accounts to widows.— Angelmouse
- I used to think that Batman was Blackman. He wore a black superhero outfit, so it made sense to me.Anon