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Fear of wasps

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The fear of wasps (or wasp stings), technically known as spheksophobia, is a relatively common type of specific phobia. It is similar to fear of bees (which is often called apiphobia or melissophobia). Both are types of entomophobia, which is itself a category of zoophobia.[1][2][3][4]

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  • Grunow, Melissa (Fall 2020). "Spheksophobia: The Fear of Wasps". Ilanot Review. 20. [Nonfiction essay in the "Toxic" issue.]

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