Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants
We believe ants should be feared as they might one day take over the world and rule humans. Aside from being hardworking and coordinated, they have painful stings and won’t get off your skin, no matter how hard you try. Myrmecophobia does not always mean the fear of all insect species, as it can be limited to just one.
This fear can manifest in several ways, such as seeing an ant away, near, or on you. Fear of an ant in one’s meal as it triggers the feeling of contamination or fear of a home invasion by large numbers of ants. To help sufferers, an Israeli study from Ariel University and Bar-Ilan University in 2019 suggested that showing the individual short clips from the “Ant-Man” movies could help to reduce an individual’s phobia.