wall crawler

Eight-legged vertical traveler

A wall crawler is something that moves along walls—typically an insect or spider.

The term gained currency as a nickname for Spider-Man, the Marvel Comics superhero who scales buildings: The wall crawler swung between skyscrapers.

Any creature or device that climbs vertical surfaces may earn the label.

gecko

lizard

Four-legged scaled reptile

nocturnal · toes · camouflage · reptile · scales · tail · tokay · setae · van der Waals · terrarium

spider-man

Peter Parker

Daily Bugle · Green Goblin · Venom · Uncle Ben · Aunt May · Mary Jane Watson · Stan Lee · Avengers · comic books · mask

agility

nimbleness

Ease of quick movement

balance · coordination · grace · athleticism · light-footed · parkour · freerunning · mobility · precision · vaulting

climbing

bouldering

Ropeless low-height climbing

vertical · overhang · handhold · foothold · chimney · mantle · scaling · rappel · belay · carabiner

graffiti

tagger

One who labels things

urban · vandalism · bombing · throw-up · piece · writer · tags · crew · stencil · rooftop

Opposites
locomotion method

wall crawlerflier

Pilot or leaflet

flyer · soarer · swimmer · burrower · ground dweller

superhero identity

wall crawlerHuman Torch

Combustible superhero, two incarnations

Falcon · Angel · Storm · Iron Man · Thor

Family

wall, walls, walled, walling, crawler, crawl, crawls, crawled, crawling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G