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Phobias
Strong fear of a situation or thing that is extremely strong and causes anxiety is a phobia. Phobias could be of heights, bridges, talkiing to a group, or any number of other things. Ask and answer questions about the different types of phobias, what they are, how they happen, how to overcome them, and more in this category.
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What do you call the fear of peacocks?
The scientific name for a Peacock is Pavo Cristatus, so I assume fear of Peacocks (using the Genus name of Pavo) is Pavophobia
In some cases, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, but if you do get bit by a venomous spider than I'd recommend you get medical attention immediately, hesitation could cost you your life...espeacially if you get by a black widow or the violin spider.
What is it called to be afraid of bugs?
The fear of bugs is entomophobia, or alternately insectophobia.
the giraffe is scared of it's praetor the tiger, the loin; etc yea!
That's an irrational fear, seeing tigers and giraffes don't live on the same continent...
Tiger @ Asia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/1990tiger.svg
Gifarre @ Afrika: http://www.animalfactguide.com/images/maps/worldmap_giraffe.png
Lions are the giraffes main natural enemy, but baby giraffes are in danger from many other animals.
What is the phobia of dinosaurs called?
well there isn't a name for every phobia..... of course there are names for common phobias like arachnophobia, agoraphobia, acrophobia, etc. But if your phobia is as specific as this, its just called "specific phobia".
hey, we should start a club, i have phobia of dinosours too....... i cant even go to cinemas now... im too scared to find any posters with dinosours in it...... i hate those movies with dinosours.... not only Jurassic park.... i also hate travel to the center of the earth, etc.
Can spiders sense fear in people who are afraid of them aka. arachnaphobian?
No...spiders cannot sense fear. Spiders do not have a sense of smell or emotional response. What they do sense is the jerky rapid movements that people who are afraid of them make. I work with tarantulas and I tell people that no matter how afraid they are, if they don't make sudden jerky movements then the tarantula will not run or act erratically. It works every time, I have people who are so terrified of tarantulas that they are shaking, but as long as they hold still, the tarantula is calm and does not make sudden movements
No, that's an old myth. Bees can attack a person that's standing still, running, scared or not. The 'hive mentality' is something that people have been trying to figure out for thousands of years - and havent so far.
How loud does noise have to be before it's dangerous?
The standart norm is 130 decibells. It is said that over this limit the laudness is dangerous. In my opinion it is dangerous even over 100
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What is being scared of spiders called?
The people who are scared of spiders are called "arachnophobes" (the fear itself is called "arachnophobia" and the term for describing someone with arachnophobia is "arachnophobic")
What is marshmallow phobia called?
Althaiophobia is fear of marshmallow's
Althaiophobia~fear of marshmellow's
What phobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to your gums?
"Arachibutyrophobia" (pronounced I-RA-KID-BU-TI-RO-PHO-BI-A)
What is it called when you're scared of cereal?
there is no specific term for fear of ceral.
Fear of food though is Cibophobia.
What phobia is the fear of hot dogs?
Since hot dogs are a food, technically it would be sitophobia (fear of food), however, if you are afraid of hot dogs in particular it could be carnophobia (fear of meat).
What is the name of the phobia for fear of tomato sauce?
Mortuusequusphobia: abnormally afraid of ketchup.
Etymology from Australian rhyming slang "dead horse" for red sauce, aka ketchup.
Mortuusequusphobic
Is there a name for fear of olives?
There is no name for fear of olives, but lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.
How do you get over the fear of doing a no-hand back flip?
Can you do the back flip first of all?? If you can then you shouldn't be afraid to do them. I taught myself how to do a back flip. I guess i just had a lot of bravery and courage.
If you are scared of doing the back flip on hard ground then....
I taught myself on the trampoline. Then i started doing it on my mattress. I had this really soft but firm carpet and i covered it with pillows. After i grew confident i took all the pillows off and started doing it on the plain carpet. Then after i got the courage i just started doing it on the ground.
· xenophobic - abnormal fear of foreign things, especially strangers or foreign people
Is there a name for the fear of flying a kite?
"Aviophobia" and, less commonly, "aviatophobia" are used.
What does the word Florida mean?
Feast of Flowers (Easter)
According to his chroniclers, Ponce de León named the region La Florida ("flowery land") because it was then the Easter Season, known in Spanish as Pascua Florida (roughly "Flowery Easter"), and because the vegetation was in bloom.
