Do sponges make you feel afraid, anxious or disgusted? How about honeycombs? Or strawberries? If so, you might have trypophobia − the fear of clusters of small holes. Though rare as far as phobias go, ...

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to disgust and fear than real threat. Common textures, such as coral or seed ...

Trypophobia: Tiny Holes That Signal Contamination Fear is triggered when a danger or a stimulus predicting immediate danger is perceived, with its role being to prepare the body to face this danger.

Does the above picture of a lotus seed pod freak you out? If so, there’s a chance you suffer from trypophobia, the fear of small holes in certain configurations. You know what else apparently could ...