My cousin was terrified of cobwebs because she thought they came from spiders. Which of course they do. But to calm her fears her mother told her that they are made by "The Cob Fairies" who are invisible and come at night to decorate houses... she still hates spiders, but has no problem with cobwebs now, even though she knows better!
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- My brother used to think that cobwebs where made by cobs. — Alex
- I know this isnt a huge funny belief, but I used to think that all spiders were poisonous. I love spiders now!— Sammy
- My mum always told me not to pick my nose and eat it because spiders would grow in my tummy......— Ben
- My mom told me that if I didn't wash my hair black widow spiders would come live in it.— grew up in Nebraska
- 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