nightcrawler
Angler's wriggling bait
A nightcrawler is a large earthworm that emerges from the soil at night, commonly used as fishing bait: We dug up nightcrawlers before the fishing trip.
The term extends to people who are active at night—prowling, partying, or working late shifts.
A nightcrawler might be a club-goer, a nocturnal photographer, or someone with darker purposes.
Segmented worm phylum member
- earthwormSegmented soil-dwelling invertebrate
- anglewormBurrowing worm for bait
- dew wormLarge earthworm species
- segmentedDivided into sections
invertebrate · detritivore · clitellum · setae · hermaphrodite · regeneration · moist · slimy
Decayed organic fertilizer
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- loamFertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
- organicFrom living matter
mulch · vermicompost · aeration · castings · burrowing · tunnel · aerator · decomposition
Light after sunset
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- dewOvernight surface condensation
- dampSlightly wet
emergence · surface · lawn · flashlight · hunting · collecting · evening · cool
annelid
Segmented worm phylum member
- earthwormSegmented soil-dwelling invertebrate
- anglewormBurrowing worm for bait
- dew wormLarge earthworm species
segmented · invertebrate · detritivore · clitellum · setae · hermaphrodite · regeneration · moist · slimy · wriggling
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
organic · mulch · vermicompost · aeration · castings · burrowing · tunnel · aerator · decomposition · soil health
twilight
Light after sunset
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- dewOvernight surface condensation
damp · emergence · surface · lawn · flashlight · hunting · collecting · evening · cool · headlamp
eerie
Disturbingly strange
chilling · sinister · uncanny · haunting · grotesque · frightening · shadowy · spectral · morbid · ominous
angler
One who casts lines
freshwater · minnow · cricket · bobber · line · sinker · float · casting · spinner · jig
- wormsearthworm, earthworms, roundworms, flatworms, tapeworms
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- nocturnal creaturesowl, bat, bats, raccoon, opossum
- crawlersants, beetles, caterpillars, centipedes, cockroaches
- fishing baitworm, worms, live bait, earthworms, minnow
- Soil Lifeearthworm, earthworms, nematodes, soil bacteria, millipede
nightcrawlerearly riser
Person who wakes at dawn
early bird · morning person · nine-to-fiver · lark · dawn patrol