myrmecophobia

English

Etymology

From myrmeco- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

myrmecophobia (uncountable)

1. The fear of ants.
   • 2001 January 30, R Fontana, “Re: nat”, in alt.usage.english‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Ants are a special kind of bug. I think they are easily squashed by the foot; I'm sure I've unintentionally squashed a number of them with my feet in my adult life, and when I was a young child I believe I used to squash an occasional ant either for sport or more likely as a reaction to some feeling of myrmecophobia.

   • 2007, Claire Cook, Life's a Beach, Hyperion, →ISBN, page 134:

     Possibly it was fear of ants, which by the way, is myrmecophobia.

   • 2011 July 9, Max, “Re: Reviews On Roadtrek Motorhomes?”, in rec.outdoors.rv-travel‎^[2] (Usenet):

     My wife suffers from myrmecophobia. I've spread enough toxic substances to turn our property into a superfund site.