Minibeast

Minibeasts (or creepy crawlies) is a term used to describe a variety of different invertebrates. Minibeasts and creepy crawlies have no clear definition in a biological sense and the phrases are commonly used by different people to refer to different groups of animal.

Most commonly the phrases are used to encompass a range of terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates that include, but is not limited to, insects, spiders, slugs, snails, worms and woodlice.

Other names for (or types of) Minibeast include:

• Creepy crawly

Related terms

• Annelid
• Arachnid
• Arthropod
• Earthworm
• Insects
• Mite
• Mollusc
• Opiliones
• Spider
• Tick

Related groups of terms

• General biology

Related pages on this web site

• Introduction to Arthropods

See other words beginning with M