When I was a kid, I thought a Shoefly was a type of fly. This was because of the song Shoo Fly, don' bother me...
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that shoo fly pie was made of old shoes and dead flys, and I wouldn't eat it.— Aubri
- my dad once told my bother and i, that olives with pimento, were fish eyes. — jocelynn
- I thought that “selfish” was a type of fish— Enrico
- When I was in the 5ht grade I thought that a theasaurus was a type of dinosaur.Anon
- I used to believe that unicorns were real creatures. I thought they were just another type of horse.Anon
- I always thought that "elbow grease" was a type of lubricant until about 2 years ago. I'm 19.— Erika