Being afraid of the Great Mole Rat, and other phobias

Today I've decided to write a random list of phobias. I slimmed down my list so as only to pick the funniest and most ridiculous ones. However, I am of course putting out a disclaimer and apology if you suffer from any one of these and you think I'm mocking your pain (I am).

Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets

Papaphobia - Fear of the Pope

Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women

Pteronophobia - Fear of being tickled by feathers

Arachibutyronophobia - Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words

Novercaphobia - Fear of step mother

Urophobia - Fear of urine or urinating

Oneirogmophobia - Fear of wet dreams

Hobophobia - Fear of bums or beggars

Cibophobia - Fear of food

Deciophobia - Fear of making decisions

Helmintophobia - Fear of being infested with worms

Peladophobia - Fear of bald people

Ailurophobia - Fear of cats

Ergophobia - Fear of working

Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns

Orinthophobia - Fear of birds

Erythrophobia - Fear of blushing

Tetraphobia - Fear of the number 4

Zemmiphobia - Fear of the great mole rat

My favorite is the last one, zemmiphobia. Fear of the great mole rat. Who is this mole rat? What makes him so great? And, why should I fear him? Oh, and I love the irony of the fear of long words being a ridiculously long phobia. I almost didn't believe it was legitimate. It is. Don't bother checking.

But now, imagine running into a bald bird puppet that is infested with worms with the number four on its chest urinating on you. Then, as you are convulsing with the fright of it, the great mole rat attacks you.