Anatidaephobia is a humorous term from The Far Side comic for the fear that a duck is watching you somewhere. It is a comic invention, not the clinical name for a fear of ducks.

Possible triggers

In the humorous premise, noticing a duck nearby or imagining a duck watching you. This is a fictional joke, not a documented clinical trigger pattern.

Name origin

The name uses Anatidae, the bird family that includes ducks, geese and swans, with -phobia.