- Myrmecophobia
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Myrmecophobia (from Greek: μύρμηξ, myrmex, "ant" and φόβος, phóbos, "fear") is an irrational fear of ants and a kind of specific phobia. It is common for those who suffer from Myrmecophobia to also have a wider fear of insects in general, such as Entomophobia.[1] This fear can manifest itself in several ways, such as a fear of ants contaminating a person's food supply,[1] or fear of a home invasion by large numbers of ants.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Robertson, John G. (2003), "An excess of phobias and manias: a compilation of anxieties, obsessions, and compulsions that push many over the edge of sanity", Senior Scribe Publications: 125, ISBN 978-0963091925, http://books.google.com/books?d=LuAXKYaEyQ8C&pg=PA125&dq=Myrmecophobia&hl=en&ei=31RNTvnCG6rn0QHmtvnuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=Myrmecophobia&f=false, retrieved 2011-08-18
- ^ Korgeski, Gregory P. (2009), "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Phobias", Penguin: 62, ISBN 978-1592579198, http://books.google.com/books?d=guzoz2vF1SoC&pg=PT66&dq=Myrmecophobia&hl=en&ei=PFBNTormA4fb0QGGiNTuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Myrmecophobia&f=false, retrieved 2011-08-18
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