I thought that you could tell how many years old a ladybug was by how many dots it had on its back. I remember finding one with a ton of spots, and thinking that I had found the oldest ladybug in the world.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that dot-to-dots were called 'doctor dots'.— Jim
- I used to believe the oldest person in the world was 214. — Imaginative_Kidd
- I always thought the dots in tapioca pudding were fish eyes.I didn't eat it for years!Thanks alot Ricky!!!— Tapioca
- My oldest sister is 15 years my senior. I used to think that she was older than my mom.— Callie
- I used to believe that those of Indian descent who had them were born with dots on their forehead.Anon
- when i was little, i ues to think the lil brown dots on ur skin were chocolate so i started licking them... — lil miz shorty