I am afraid of maggots. I suppose that's not really a weird fear, though. I know that maggots are actually really useful, especially in medicine, but they just look so ... wrong.

All leftovers in my fridge have to be eaten or tossed within 3 days because I'm so afraid of opening up a container of old food only to find bugs or maggots. It's never happened to me (I'm not even sure they can survive in the fridge, to be honest) but just thinking about it right now is making me a little panicky :/

When I was younger I used to be terrified of escalators. I couldn't use one or I would start shaking and hyperventilating. Too many Internet horror stories about escalators "eating" people/trapping their shoes, I think.