spiderlike
Creepy, many-limbed quality
Resembling or characteristic of a spider—in appearance, movement, or manner.
Spiderlike legs are long, thin, and jointed.
Spiderlike movement is quick and scuttling, or deliberate and creeping.
The word can suggest menace or patience: His spiderlike fingers crawled across the keyboard.
She watched from the corner with spiderlike stillness.
Large hairy spider
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
invertebrate · arachnology · fangs · exoskeleton · cephalothorax · spinnerets · book lungs · harvestman
Fine woven insect fiber
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- orbLuminous celestial body
- spiralCurve winding around center
sticky · intricate · delicate · filament · thread · weaving · spun · trap
Surprise strike from concealment
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- pouncingLeaping to attack
- venomousProducing injected toxins
patient · waiting · camouflaged · carnivorous · predator · prey · capture · paralyze
Limber and quick-moving
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scuttlingHasty, low scurrying motion
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
quick · darting · stealthy · silent · creeping · lightfooted · dexterous · climbing
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
frightening · hair-raising · creeping · crawling · skittering · lurking · nightmarish · uncanny
tarantula
Large hairy spider
- scorpionStinging arachnid with pincers
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
arthropod · invertebrate · arachnology · fangs · exoskeleton · cephalothorax · spinnerets · book lungs · harvestman · daddy longlegs
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
spiral · sticky · intricate · delicate · filament · thread · weaving · spun · trap · ensnare
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
venomous · patient · waiting · camouflaged · carnivorous · predator · prey · capture · paralyze · fangs
agile
Limber and quick-moving
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- scuttlingHasty, low scurrying motion
crawling · quick · darting · stealthy · silent · creeping · lightfooted · dexterous · climbing · clinging
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- chillingCausing fear or cold
spooky · frightening · hair-raising · creeping · crawling · skittering · lurking · nightmarish · uncanny · grotesque
spiderlikelumbering
Moving heavily and awkwardly
plodding · sluggish · ponderous · graceful · elephantine
spiderlikecuddly
Pleasantly huggable
huggable · cute · adorable · warm and fuzzy · comforting