i thought earwigs were how you got pierced ears. they crawled up and used thier pinchers on your earlobs at night. lol
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- For some reason until I was about 10 I used to believe that the dentist pierced your ears.— Kendall.XxX
- I used to believe that earwigs crawl in your ears— Janice
- I was certain that "earwigs" were basically toupees you wear on your ears. Anon
- Just this moment I learned that earwigs do not go into your ears, i'm twenty-four.— Sheila
- I used to think that earwigs were a type of toupee that you wear behind your ears.— Elise
- I used to believe that "Earwigs lived in your ears", scared
me to death for years.— Will Chapman