When i was five, a huge praying mantis somehow landed right in the middle of my shrit as i was walking with my dad. I FREAKED OUT and sent the poor thing flying. Whenever i saw a mantis after that i thought it was the same one and i avoided it at all cost. i thought it would try to get revene on me for what i did
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- As a child I thought that if you killed a praying mantis, you had to pay God $50.00.— stevie p
- I used to think that the praying mantis was related to the katydid!Anon
- I once for some reason thought a Mantis was a bird, instead of a bug...— Laurie J.
- I also used to think if you stared at a mantis you would be paralyzed forever.
— inma d - I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.— Helen (UK)
- i thought that "aromatic" duck was actually "asthmatic" duck.
poor thing...— rachael