Where do they get all these names from? Can't it just be beephobia or waspaphobia?
Jun 30 2003, 11:58 AM
riotgrrl
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riotgrrl 22 year member
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They're derived from the Latin. You can see other words with the same roots: another word for a beehive is an apiary, and those Italian scooters are called Vespas.
Jun 30 2003, 12:00 PM
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir 21 year member
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Melissophobia is also a fear of bees, and spheksophobia is a fear of wasps.
