i used to think that moss was actually hibernating moths. this was until the age of 10, when my mum finally asked why i refused to touch it (moths scare me). it still freaks me out.
A childhood belief about plants

others believed things like this
- My Nana told me that moths lay eggs in your hair. I still hate moths to this day.— Paula
- i used to think that moths were travelling to different worlds when they circled the lights— Amanda
- I used to believe that moths were a species of bats that only ate the tag on the inside of your shirt— Bob the Baby
- I used to think that since caterpillars become butterflies, earth worms must become moths.— Moth Man
- I used to believe that moths circled lights at night trying to find a way out of the world!— Diane D.
- When I was 5, I thought cats were spawned from moss, since moss was so soft. Made sense to me.Anon