Usually in horror or thriller themed movies; mouth, nose or ear There are spider scenes. Just watching those scenes can be enough to make us grimace.

And imagine if this really happened to us. Could it be that spiders enter our mouths while we are unconscious in our sleep? To answer this question and more Let’s watch together.

Experts agree that a spider can enter our mouths while we sleep, but the chances are very slim.

Given that we are quite large compared to spiders, they only see us as part of their “landscape”. Even when we sleep the sound of our heartbeat and breathing it would be very loud and scary for them.

We make these noises, spiders It creates vibrations to which it is extremely sensitive. In other words, they want to escape to the furthest corner of us, let alone enter our mouths.

There is no mention of the spider invading humans in the scientific or medical literature.

If a spider crawls across your face while you sleep, the feeling of the eight legs on your skin will probably wake you up very quickly. In addition, only a small number of spider species share our homes with us, and if you’ve noticed, most of them prefers to withdraw.

They are not above us, but in secluded corners or form nets. such as basement or roof, where people are scarce We can understand this from the fact that there are more spiders.

Let’s go to our main topic; What if a spider enters our body?

on the world There are 40,000 different species of spiders. Guess how many of these species are poisonous? 12 only! Even ignoring how unlikely you are to encounter any of these 40,000 spider species, only by injection It’s okay to eat or swallow a spider in your sleep because they can pass it on to you. We can understand this from the fact that spiders are eaten alive or cooked in various culinary cultures.

Moreover, even when you are sleeping, if a spider crawls down your throat, you will automatically start coughing and this will most likely result in death. Even if they don’t die They come out of your throat with the effect of coughing.

Let’s ignore all that and go a little further… What if we swallow the spider?

Yes, can survive in liquids for a long time There are spider species. As we mentioned at the beginning of our content, the chances of these types happening to you are very slim. Let’s explain, in case it coincides.

like humans our stomach is so sour It’s impossible for a spider to live in that acid. So fear not, your stomach acid is strong enough to kill spiders!