Have no fear: “The myth flies in the face of both spider and human biology, which makes it highly unlikely that a spider would ever end up in your mouth.Three or four spider species live in most North American homes, and they all tend to be found either tending their webs or hunting in nonhuman-infested areas. During their forays, they usually don’t intentionally crawl into a bed because it offers no prey (unless it has bed bugs, in which case that person has bigger problems). Spiders also have
no interest in humans. “Spiders regard us much like they’d regard a big rock,” says Bill Shear, a biology professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and former president of the American Arachnological Society. “We’re so large that we’re really just part of the landscape.”
More than anything, spiders probably find sleeping humans terrifying. A slumbering person breathes, has a beating heart and perhaps snores — all of which create vibrations that warn spiders of danger. “Vibrations are a big slice of spiders’ sensory universe,” Crawford explains, “A sleeping person is not something a spider would willingly approach.”
From the standpoint of human biology, the oral spider myth also seems ridiculous. If someone is sleeping with her mouth open, she’s probably snoring — and thus scaring off any eight-legged transgressors. Plus, many people would likely be awakened by the sensation of a spider crawling over their faces and into their mouths….”
Cerabooge over 6 years ago
Frogs gotta eat.
Needles2sayu~sewFunny over 6 years ago
Have no fear: “The myth flies in the face of both spider and human biology, which makes it highly unlikely that a spider would ever end up in your mouth.Three or four spider species live in most North American homes, and they all tend to be found either tending their webs or hunting in nonhuman-infested areas. During their forays, they usually don’t intentionally crawl into a bed because it offers no prey (unless it has bed bugs, in which case that person has bigger problems). Spiders also have
no interest in humans. “Spiders regard us much like they’d regard a big rock,” says Bill Shear, a biology professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and former president of the American Arachnological Society. “We’re so large that we’re really just part of the landscape.”
More than anything, spiders probably find sleeping humans terrifying. A slumbering person breathes, has a beating heart and perhaps snores — all of which create vibrations that warn spiders of danger. “Vibrations are a big slice of spiders’ sensory universe,” Crawford explains, “A sleeping person is not something a spider would willingly approach.”
From the standpoint of human biology, the oral spider myth also seems ridiculous. If someone is sleeping with her mouth open, she’s probably snoring — and thus scaring off any eight-legged transgressors. Plus, many people would likely be awakened by the sensation of a spider crawling over their faces and into their mouths….”
pekenpug over 6 years ago
Huh, so that’s what’s keeping me from losing weight. It’s the calories in those dang spiders!
Satchel,Koko,LDL,Kenny over 6 years ago
That is a funny cartoon.