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fear or reluctance of making or taking telephone calls Teratophobia fear of giving birth to a monster [39] or a disfigured foetus [40] Tetraphobia: fear of the number 4: Thalassophobia: fear of the sea, or fear of being in the ocean: Thanatophobia: fear of dying: Thermophobia: fear of intolerance to high temperatures: Tokophobia: fear of ...
Thalassophobia (from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa) 'sea' and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') [1] is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water, such as the ocean, seas, or lakes. Though related, thalassophobia should not be confused with aquaphobia , which is classified as the fear of water itself.
Submechanophobia (from Latin sub 'under'; and from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mechané) 'machine' and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is a fear of submerged human-made objects, either partially or entirely underwater.
In “The Flip Side of Fear”, we look at some common phobias, like sharks and flying, but also bats, germs and strangers. We tried to identify the origin of these fears and why they continue to exist when logic tells us they shouldn’t.
The Drake is part of the most voluminous ocean current in the world, with up to 5,300 million cubic feet flowing per second. Squeezed into the narrow passage, the current increases, traveling west ...
Bats can eat up to 1,000 insects per hour, and they work as pollinators while the bees sleep. Move over, bees. How bats step in as nature's 'third-shift' pollinators
Bats are one of the world’s most enigmatic mammals, found in almost every country, yet best recognized for their elusiveness and mysterious nocturnal behaviors. The unique use of echolocation to ...
In "The Flip Side of Fear," we look at some common phobias, like sharks and flying, but also bats, germs and strangers. Cliteracy In 1969, we put a man on the moon.