Movie star Nicole Kidman has a bizarre fear of butterflies she can't overcome. The Cold Mountain actress developed the terrifying phobia when she was a child in Australia and despite endless attempts to shake off the problem, she still can't stand the pretty insects. She reveals, "Sometimes when I would come home from school the biggest butterfly or moth you'd ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence, crawl around to the side of the house - anything to avoid having to go through the front gate. I have tried to get over it (the phobia) I walked into the big butterfly cage at the American Museum of Natural History and had the butterflies on me, but that didn't work. I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things, but I just don't like the feel of butterflies' bodies."

That's almost as weird as aracabutraphobia (sp?)
The fear of having peanutbutter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
I guess that's why she was the girl in Batman. If it had been Butterflydude she would've said "no way, Jose."

Although they are in the same catagory I wouldn't put a moth in the same league as a butterfly. Now that right there is one scary insect.
: shudder :

What was the freaky movie with the giant moth? What is that scary legend about the moth? Or am I thinking of the same thing??

If we have learned anything about me today is that Moth's scare me. So do moth balls. That doesn't sound right!!

Do you mean Godzilla vs. Mothra?

Originally posted by IyakaMae
If we have learned anything about me today is that Moth's scare me. So do moth balls. That doesn't sound right!!
I can accept that people have fears about certain things, but to be affraid of an insect's testicles???

Yeah.
That sounds like Mith.
:rolleyes

Originally posted by Mithrandir
I can accept that people have fears about certain things, but to be affraid of an insect's testicles???

If I can see the testicles there has to be a problem.

Yup, you should put down the magnifying glass or change the prescription of your glasses

Huntsman spiders are pretty scary, and big enough to see their knackers surely.

But butterflies? No way. Moths? Maybe. Do you know that vampires can take the shape of a moth, along with bats or wolves?

:lol

Of course, but no-one ever suspects the butterfly.

but butterflies are so pretty...

no bad in them.

The butterfly (didn't) do it.

:D

OMG, just found this!!!

What is wrong with butterflies? And to be honest, how often do you actually come into contact with them?

Come on Nicole, surely Tom was more scary?!

...bump from the past. Nothing constructive to add, but those walk-in butterfly enclosures kick ass. Incidentally, the only two I've ever been to were both in Australia...

Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, has a fantastic one.

agreed, absy!

Never been to Georgia...actually I don't really go to zoos often...but when you're overseas and have the time, of course you go.

That woman just has to be wrong in the head!

That woman just has to be wrong in the head!
Ban.

Please

Yeah huntsmen spiders are scary and big and they are hard to kill l like spraying them with fly spray l hate trying to kill them by hand.
Butterflys are such pretty things.

Let's never speak of the huntsman spiders ever. ever. again. I'd rather french kiss an inland taipan than *SEE* one of those huntsmans.

They are even bigger in the australian bush along country roads.

That's almost as weird as aracabutraphobia (sp?)
The fear of having peanutbutter stuck to the roof of your mouth.


Just for future reference, it's arachibutyrophobia. :thumbup

I used to know a guy whose job it was to count butterflies. Damn, I wanted that job.

Hey Nicole Kidman is in Australia with baby Sunday they arrived yesterday they are visting Nicoles parents.

Someone quick, fetch some butterflies and release them in her area!