I used to believe that I was the secret master of all the spiders in the world. If I clapped my hands in a certain way, in a certain rhythm, ALL the spiders on the planet would come to where I was standing. I tried not to clap my hands very often.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- Farts really are Barking Spiders, right?Anon
- When I was a small boy, I used to believe there were spiders in the toilets.— nicolas, a French student in 8th grade
- I used to think spiders came from rosebuds. Don't ask. It was a traumatic experience.— Zog
- I used to believe that spiders were mutated rats that were shrunk!— Quako
- i used to think that little tiny spiders would grow big while my mom wasn'r looking and eat me.— rodog