Spheksophobia, the fear of wasps or wasp stings, is a relatively common specific phobia similar to the fear of bees. Both are classed as forms of entomophobia, itself a category of zoophobia.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Sources
1. Spheksophobia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Spheksophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)View the Source 2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
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