Do people really swallow spiders while sleeping?

Question

Do people really swallow spiders while sleeping?

Answer 1

hahahhaha I actually  heard that too!!!!!!!!! and that we swallow manyyyyyyyy other insects!! especially (obviously) the ones that are tiny that we cannot see

Answer 2

No worries, it's an urban legend made up on purpose to show how gullible people are when they read things on the internet.

You do not swallow spiders while sleeping.

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spid...

http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/sp...

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mspi...

Answer 3

Yes, scientists say that the average person swallows

about 8 spiders in their lifetime.