Ostraconophobia
Ostraconophobia is the fear of shellfish.[1]
NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has this phobia. On July 16, 2017, after winning the Overton's 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he was given a 44-pound lobster by crew chief Mike Wheeler (a trophy that is traditionally given to winners at the track), and Hamlin attempted to leap away. "I have a lobster phobia. I don't know why. I just don't like them," Hamlin stated. "I cannot eat dinner if someone beside me is eating lobster. I can't look at it. So as far as I'm concerned, they need to put it back in the water and let it live."[2]
References
- ^ Colman, Andrew (2008). A Dictionary of Psychology (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191726828. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2017/07/18/denny-hamlin-describes-his-terrifying-encounter-with-a-44pound-monster-lobster/103792950/