Something New Learned - Eating Spiders in Your Sleep

You should learn something new everyday then I guess you can go back to bed.

MYTH: You swallow an average of 5 spiders every year as you sleep.

This tasty little myth came up at Easter dinner yesterday. Yum! After a little research it appears that it is possible to swallow a spider in your sleep but not probable. Spiders, while not ranked among the most intelligent of animals, are apparently thought by spider experts to be smart enough not to take refuge in the dark, humid and breathing hole we call a mouth. Though no one can totally discount the possibility it does appear to not be as pervasive a problem as 5 spiders eaten per year per person. I guess that makes me feel somewhat better.