The spiders you swallow when you sleep

It's another internet hoax, thank goodness.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spiders-inside-her/

Sleep well, everyone! 😴🛌

I think they prefer putting a web strand, face height across my front door every morning instead of feeding themselves to me.

For those into physical fitness, it would be awesome to be getting all that extra protein every night without even trying.

Can't find any accredited studies. This is my take on this disturbing urban myth:

For some reason, most people seem to think of spiders when they hear the word 'arachnid'. That's the taxonomic 'Class' description of little invertebrate beasties usually having 8 legs, no wings & 2 body segments.

Now, if you hear the 'Class' description 'mammal', what kind of critter do you think of? Man? Mouse? Lion? Lamb? Elephant?

Dust mites are arachnids, and quite tiny. They're just barely naked-eye detectable and require magnification for positive ID. They are also pretty widespread and found in just about everyone's bed linen. I'd guess you probably do ingest these guys from time to time.

Then, there are even smaller mites that share a more intimate relationship with you than dust mites: Skin pore mites and even eyelash mites.

So, are you eating arachnids in your sleep? Almost certainly, and I wouldn't worry about it. Spiders? Hope not...

Absurd myth.

What side dish goes best with spider?

I believe that's pretty much bullshit, and there's no test I know of to verify it.


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It is a scam by the spider industry.