crawly

Though people often use the term “bug” to mean any creepy-crawly, the word actually belongs to a specific group of insects.
Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods|Curtis Segarra|January 19, 2021|Science News For Students
It all kind o' makes my skin go all crawly when there's somethin' projectin' around and I don't know of it.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore
There werent spiders, or rats, or any crawly things to lend picturesqueness to the situation.
Nothing But the Truth|Frederic S. Isham
And now comes the best part of the story, which is, of course, the "creepy-crawly" and horrible part.
Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879|Various

There was something so peculiar about this business that, as Terry expressed it, he was "crawly all over."
The Hunters of the Ozark|Edward S. Ellis
Was the cellar all horrid with old papers and rats and mice and spiders and crawly things with legs?
The Adopting of Rosa Marie|Carroll Watson Rankin

British Dictionary definitions for crawly

crawly

/ (ˈkrɔːlɪ) /

adjective crawlier or crawliest

informal feeling or causing a sensation like creatures crawling on one's skin

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