I once for some reason thought a Mantis was a bird, instead of a bug...
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 also used to think if you stared at a mantis you would be paralyzed forever.
— inma d - I thought birds grew from bird seed. — Jen
- until the age of 6 i didnt know bird had feet.Anon
- i used to believe if a cat ate a bird the cat would eventually GROW WINGS!— nightmare