creepy

Japanese: creeping
creepy

...Jellyfish open and close their umbrellas, crustaceans rapidly bend their tails, bivalves suddenly close their shells, and cephalopods and dragonfly larvae swim rapidly in opposite directions by spurting a current of water from their water tubes or anus.
[creeping]
The next style to appear was the creeping style, in which the animal moves by supporting itself on the bottom, whether in water or on land.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "creeping" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…クラゲは傘を開閉し,甲殻類は尾を急速に曲げ,二枚貝は急に殻を閉じ,また頭足類やトンボの幼虫は水管あるいは肛門から水流を噴出することによって,速やかに反対方向へ泳ぐ。
[匍匐creeping]
 次に現れた様式は匍匐である。水中・陸上を問わず,底面に体をつけて支えながら動くものである。…

※「creeping」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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