As far back as I can remember my dad used to tell me spiders can jump off walls and bite you. I am still terrified of spiders now. Even though you dont get deadly ones in the UK!
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
- I used to believe that slugs were deadly and they would bite you and kill you. 0_o Where did I get that idea?— What was I thinking?
- 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