night creatures
After-dark animals
Night creatures are animals active during darkness—owls, bats, raccoons, moths.
The term extends to supernatural beings associated with night: vampires, werewolves, and other monsters of folklore and horror fiction.
It can also describe people who stay up late or work night shifts: The bar was full of night creatures at 3 a.m.
- flying squirrelMembrane-winged gliding rodent
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
- fireflyBioluminescent nocturnal beetle
- oilbirdEcholocating nocturnal South American frugivore
- frogmouthBroad-billed nocturnal bird
bat · owl · chupacabra · glowworm · potoo · opossum · banshee · werewolf · full moon · wraith · red eyes · frog · raccoon · moth · nightjar · cricket · luna moth · gecko
- Urban Fantasyvampires, werewolves, witches, faeries, demons
- night terrorsnightmares, bogeymen, sleep paralysis, ghosts, phantoms
- nocturnemidnight, moonlight, nightfall, nocturnal, nocturne
- Toad Folklore
- Rat Literaturevermin, rat kings
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
light association and symbolism
night creatureschildren of the sun