I used to believe that Fireants were called Fireants because if they bit you, a little fire would rise up where they bit, and would not go out until you flicked the ant away.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- Whenever I went to bed, I use to believe that when i flicked my light on and off I would signal aliens. — Laura.
- My mum told me that if you picked your nose and flicked it on the floor then it would turn into a monster!— MadMack
- There's a bad moon on the rise = There's a bathroom on the rightAnon
- I used to believe that the sun didn't rise until i woke up— Ashley
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- My mom used to think the song "Theres a bad moon on the rise" actully said "Theres a bathroom on the right."— MacKenzie