formicophilia
Sign in to saveAlso known as formicolagnia, myrmecophilia, myrmecolagnia, entomophilia, entomolagnia
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- Instance of
- sexual preference
- Subclass of
- zoophilia
- Named after
- Formica
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- different from
- myrmecophily
- attraction to
- insect
- Commons category
- Formicofilia
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thumb|Ant on human flesh
Formicophilia is the sexual interest in being crawled upon or nibbled by insects, such as ants, or other small creatures. This paraphilia often involves the application of insects to the genitals, but other areas of the body may also be the focus. The desired effect may be a tickling, stinging, or in the case of slugs, slimy sensation, or the infliction of psychological distress on another person. The term was coined by Ratnin Dewaraja and John Money, a now commonly-discredited sexologist, in 1986 from the Latin formica (ant) + the Greek philia (love).
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