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Do people swallow an average of eight spiders per year while asleep?
No, this is a myth. People do not swallow large numbers of spiders during sleep. A sleeping person makes noises that warn spiders of danger. Most people also wake up from sleep when they have a spider on their face. This misconception is likely due to urban legends and misperceptions about spider behavior.
No, this is a myth. The claim that people swallow an average of eight spiders per year while asleep originated from a 1993 article in the Journal of Arachnology, which was later debunked by the authors themselves. The study involved only a small number of participants and did not provide accurate data on the average number of spiders swallowed.