Can bugs crawl into your mouth while sleeping?

Subject: Can bugs crawl into your mouth while sleeping?

Date: Tue Jun 27 19:14:23 2000
Posted by Tracy Clancy
Grade level: undergrad School: Mills College
City: Oakland State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 962147663.Zo

Message:


Someone told me that we eat 8 spiders a year (while sleeping).  Is this 
true? Is it possible for bugs to crawl into your mouth while you are 
sleeping, and your mouth would involuntarily chew up the bugs?

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