creepy-crawlies

On a clear day the rays of the summer sun pick out gems of iridescent blues and greens that are the creepy-crawlies, beetles and bugs among the bushes and wild flowers in my garden.

Country diary: East Yorkshire 2011

Reading takes me to places I might otherwise not get to visit and I don't have to experience the creepy-crawlies and the other hardships first hand!

NZ/Aus Guest Author: Nicola Marsh Nalini Singh 2009

Antonia's creations had thoroughly intrigued me when I met she and her family at the Palm Sunday Crafts Fair the previous March; I eagerly looked forward to seeing the bubbly cauldron where she cast her magic spells and brought her bewitched creepy-crawlies to life.

Antonia Cruz Rafael: the ceramics of Ocumicho, Michoacan 2009

The number one phobia in the United States, affecting 50% of women and 25% of men is Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and other eight-legged creepy-crawlies.

Halloween Books: Rare Books About Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks And Other Beasts Booktryst 2010

Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss have done here for creepy-crawlies and numbers what they did for animals and letters in 2009's "Alphabeasties": In this case, they've used innumerable miniature numbers to create the shapes of creatures, about which they then tell us more.

Critters That Crawl, Fly And Count Meghan Cox Gordon 2011

Planes, trains, and automobiles offer places where these creepy-crawlies can hitch a ride, too.

What you should know about bedbugs when you travel 2010

Despite a notable lack of blood, guts or creepy-crawlies, “Pontypool” manages to deliver heavily in the creepy department.

Overlooked Movie Monday: Pontypool » Scene-Stealers 2010

Antonia Cruz Rafael's clay creepy-crawlies lay sprawled across the work table in her home.

Antonia Cruz Rafael's clay creepy-crawlies lay sprawled across the work table in her home. Ocumicho, a town in western Michoacan, is known for its ceramic crafts. © Travis Whitehead, 2009 2009

A "big flat rock" had been turned over, creating an opportunity to "look at the creepy-crawlies" more closely.

London's missing dimension – serenity | Dave Hill 2011

The number one phobia in the United States, affecting 50% of women and 25% of men is Arachnophobia, the irrational fear of spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and other eight-legged creepy-crawlies.

Halloween Books: Rare Books About Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks And Other Beasts Booktryst 2010