wall-crawler

Scales sheer surfaces

A wall-crawler is something that moves along vertical surfaces—typically spiders, geckos, or insects with specialized gripping abilities.

The term is strongly associated with Spider-Man, whose wall-crawling power is a defining trait: The wall-crawler swung between buildings.

Comic book writers use it as a nickname to avoid repeating "Spider-Man."

agility

acrobatics

Skilled physical feats

balance · coordination · gracefulness · athleticism · light-footed · fluidity · suppleness · spryness · quickness · precision

Spider-Man

webslinger

One who shoots threads

Sandman · Electro · symbiote · Marvel · Queens

climbing

bouldering

Ropeless low-height climbing

overhang · chimneying · free-soloing · mantel · crimp · edging · smearing · dyno · pitch · top-rope

superhero

vigilante

Extralegal justice-seeker

powers · sidekick · archenemy · comic · protector · cape · multiverse · team-up · crossover · saga

graffiti

tagging

Attaching identifying markers

wheatpaste · tagger · throw-up · piece · bombing · aerosol · rooftop · paste-up · underpass · vandalism

Opposites
locomotion surface/habitat

wall-crawlerburrower

One who tunnels underground

bottom-feeder · swimmer · tunneler · bottom-dweller · flyer

climbing ability

wall-crawlerearthbound

Confined to terra firma

flightless · terrestrial · crawler · creeper · slitherer

habitat zone

wall-crawlerburrowing animal

Animal that digs tunnels

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G