creepy crawler

Toy rubber insect

A creepy crawler is any small creature that crawls—insects, spiders, worms, centipedes.

The term emphasizes the unsettling quality of their movement: The basement was full of creepy crawlers.

Creepy Crawlers was also a 1960s toy that let children make rubbery bug-shaped figures from heated molds.

Related
  • spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
  • spider webSilk structure catching insects
  • centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
  • bugCrawling creature or defect
  • bug spraySubstance deterring biting insects

worm · snake · tarantula · scorpion · eerie · arachnid · beetle · millipede · basements · caves · Halloween · insect · flea · tick · ant · garden pest · children's games · myriapod

Opposites
animacy/life status

creepy crawlerstatue

Three-dimensional sculpted likeness

rock · stuffed animal · dead bug · fossil

mode of locomotion

creepy crawlerflyer

Printed advertisement sheet

bird · butterfly · soaring eagle · swimmer · fish

emotional response

creepy crawlercute critter

puppy · kitten · teddy bear · fluffy bunny · songbird

Family

creepy, crawler, creep, crawl, creeps, crawls, creeping, crawling, crawled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G