As a kid, I learned of the existence of spider webs and cobwebs long before learning of whatever critters might have constructed them. Not surprisingly, I have since learned what spiders are. But I still have no idea of what, if anything, cobs are if they are what makes cobwebs.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- My brother used to think that cobwebs where made by cobs. — Alex
- Before I learned about the existence of stuntmen, I used to believe that suicidal actors were used.— JC
- i used to believe that humans started when some robots constructed us and then threw us down to earth— roy
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- When I was liitle, I used to believe that if a spider would bite me than I would become Spider-Man!!!— IronManxD
- One day when I was 6 I learned that the toilet was NOT a water cooler. :/— J.C.