Crawler

Pronunciation
/KRaw-lur/
Category
Entomology
Singular
Crawler
Plural
Crawlers

Definition

An early developmental stage of some arthropods, particularly scale insects and arachnids, characterized by a mobile period before settling down to a sessile lifestyle.

Etymology

From the English word 'crawl', referring to their movement.

Example

Scale insect crawlers disperse to find suitable feeding sites.

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