When I was a child I used to believe that black ants were from God because they are harmless, and that fire ants were sent by the devil because they sting.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies

others believed things like this
- Long grass with black seeds were really ant hotels, and the seeds were sleeping ants.— angelsheep
- When I was a child my Grandma told me if I threw food on the fire I was feeding the devil— Anthony P.
- I used to believe that Marmite was made of ants...— Tam
- I used to think that the gas meter made antsAnon
- I used to believe that snakes don't have legs cause ants bit them of.— Lulzy
- my dad used to tell me that if I ate in bed that ants would come out at night and eat my eyeballs!— jeps