Creepy crawlies
One of Australia's major fear factors, this Class of invertebrates have eight legs and unlike insects, they don't have antennae.
Arachnids
Arachnophobia
Spiders
Popular from the trilogy about teen vampires this movie sequel rated 4.7 but grossed $711 million at the box office.
Twilight Saga: New Moon
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nature Energy
The bright colour orange associated with Halloween is also the colour of this gourd
Pumpkin
The ultimate hotelgoer's ick, this insect made headlines once again when people reported seeing them in buses and trains as it infested Paris this year.
Bedbugs
Hippophobia
Horses
This version of a comic book duo stars George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell in the movie grossing $238 million but rating 3.7.
Batman & Robin
Agronomy and Crop Science
Nature Food
Butternut squash
In a world first, Australian surgeons removed this type of worm from a woman's brain after she complained of forgetfulness and depression.
Roundworm
Chiroptophobia
Bats
This was Channing Tatum's rise to fame as a construction worker slash stripper in this 2012 movie rated 6.1.
Magic Mike
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Nature Reviews Chemistry
Did I accidentally grab a gourd on the way to the shower? Maybe not if this bath time gourd is dried and processed as a scrub.
Luffa
These insects swarm in biblical proportions and can damage crops
Locusts
Gephyrophobia
Bridges
Robin Williams' character becomes obsessed with a family whose photos he develops in this movie rated 6.8.
One Hour Photo
Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Cell
I was surprised to see a gourd at my local boba shop. This gourd can be made into a sweet tea and a common milktea flavour.
Wintermelon / wax gourd
A potentially life-threatening allergy to galactose-α-1,3-galactose can be developed from a bite of this insect when you camping
Ticks
Nomophobia
fear of being out of mobile phone contact
M. Night Shyamalan's live action film of an animated series grossed $319 million but failed to bend the rules of IMDB ratings and got 4.0.
The Last Airbender
Plant Science
Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease
The size and shape of this big gourd allows it to hold water, rice or other food, made an instrument, or used in traditional medicine.
Bottle gourd / calabash