crawly
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It focuses on the ever-changing perceptions of crawly creatures, such as ants but also toads, snakes and spiders, in the arts and sciences.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022
The two high school students, both from the Bay area, were much more fascinated by other creepy crawly creatures.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2022
This creepy crawly cohort moves toward its prey in stop motion: The spiders pause, then rush forward in unison, then pause again.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 6, 2022
They dread cicadas as much as they do spiders or any other type of creepy crawly.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2021
She wants us to sink below the basement into the warm crawly dirt, where Cassie has a room waiting, so the three of us can curl into critter balls and wait for spring.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
After a series of unfortunate eventsand increasingly violent visitations, a media frenzy surrounds them and the Warrens turn up to rid the house of creepy crawlies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
At least 200 creepy crawlies and some slitherers have accidentally made their way to the UK through parcels or luggage this year, according to an expert who rescues them.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
Blake Saengerhausen is used to encountering creepy crawlies like scorpions, tarantulas and centipedes.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 4, 2023
Behind the creepy crawlies and viscera, that’s the real boogeyman, you see?
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2020
The crickets and creepy crawlies were out in force.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Peter Lorre at his crawliest, poured into Pinky Lee?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 1985
Behind his boyish smile, Tyte is one of the crawliest characters in recent fiction.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the crawliest figures to emerge was that of Peter Rachman, who may, or may not, be dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tucked himself into a fork the way he had been taught, and he passed the crawliest, tickliest night he had ever known.
From Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens
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