Nightcrawler or nightcrawlers may refer to:

Earthworms

*Nightcrawler, any large

earthworm An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. Th ...

, especially those favored in angling **''

Lumbricus terrestris ''Lumbricus terrestris'' or the ''common earthworm'' is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids). In some areas where it is an introduce ...

'', a globally-distributed species of earthworm, known in North America as nightcrawler or Canadian nightcrawler **''

Eudrilus eugeniae ''Eudrilus eugeniae'', also called the "African Nightcrawler", is an earthworm species native to tropical west Africa and now widespread in warm regions under vermicompost; it is an excellent source of protein and has great pharmaceutical potent ...

'', the African night crawler, native to tropical West Africa ** European nightcrawler, ''Eisenia hortensis''

Literature

*"The Night Crawler", a 1959 short story by

Charles G. Finney Charles Grandison Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) was an American news editor and fantasy novelist, the great-grandson of evangelist Charles Grandison Finney. His first novel and most famous work, '' The Circus of Dr. Lao'', ...

* Nightcrawler (character), a Marvel Comics superhero *"The Case of the Night Crawler", a Sherlock Holmes short story by George Mann * ''Nightcrawling'' (novel), novel by Leila Mottley longlisted for

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Film and television

* ''Nightcrawler'' (film), a 2014 American film *"Nightcrawler", an episode of ''X-Men'' (TV series) * "Nightcrawlers" (''The Twilight Zone''), an episode of the 1980s TV series *"The Night Crawler", an episode of ''The Bold Ones: The New Doctors'' *"The Night Crawler", a 1950 episode of ''

The Adventures of Frank Race ''The Adventures of Frank Race'' was an American radio adventure serial syndicated by Bruce Eells Productions. The 30-minute program's first East Coast broadcast was 1949, and the show ran 43 episodes. Because it was syndicated, it aired on diff ...

Music

* Nightcrawlers (band), a Scottish dance music project *

The Nightcrawlers The Nightcrawlers were an American garage rock band formed in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1965. The group is best known for their hit single, "The Little Black Egg", which was written in 1965 for an Easter concert in which the band opened for The ...

, a Daytona Florida band *

New Orleans Nightcrawlers New Orleans Nightcrawlers are a Regional roots group based in the New Orleans area. They were founded in 1994 by pianist Tom McDermott, sousaphonist Matt Perrine and trumpeter Kevin Clark. In addition, original members of the band included trump ...

, a jazz and rhythm and blues group *

Nghtcrwlrs NGHTCRWLRS are an American rock band from New Jersey. History NGHTCRWLRS are a four-piece indie rock band from North Jersey, that formed in 2014. The band members were in other Hudson County, New Jersey groups; vocalist and guitarist Frank De ...

, a New Jersey band

Albums

* ''Nightcrawler'' (album), by Pete Yorn, 2006 * ''Night Crawler'' (album), by Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson, 1965, and the title track *''Nightcrawler'', by

The Retrosic The Retrosic is a German electro-industrial project. History The Retrosic project was born in April 2001 with the release of the debut ''Prophecy''. The Retrosic's second release, ''Messa da Requiem'', reached the top of the Deutsche Alternativ ...

, 2006

Songs

*"Nightcrawler", a 2010 single by

Nosaj Thing Jason W. Chung (born January 27, 1985), better known as Nosaj Thing, is an American artist, record producer, and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He has produced tracks for Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Kid Cudi, Julianna Barwick, and i ...

Nightcrawler (Travis Scott song) ''Rodeo'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Travis Scott. It was released on September 4, 2015, through Grand Hustle Records and distributed by Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Quavo, Future, ...

, from the 2015 album ''Rodeo'' *"Nightcrawler", a 2017 single by Zhu *"Nightcrawler", a 2018 single by InCrest *"Nightcrawler" by Rebelution from the 2007 album ''

Courage to Grow ''Courage to Grow'' is the debut album by Rebelution, a reggae band from Santa Barbara, CA. It was released on June 8, 2007, and reached the number 4 position in the Billboard Reggae Album chart. Track listing Credits ;Performers *Eric Ra ...

'' *"Nightcrawler" by Aye Nako from the 2017 album ''

Silver Haze ''Silver Haze'' is the second album by the American punk band Aye Nako, released via Don Giovanni Records on April 7, 2017. In contrast to the band's earlier work, the album's songwriting is split between singer Mars Dixon and guitarist Jade ...

'' *"Nightcrawler" by Czarface from the 2015 album ''

Every Hero Needs a Villain ''Every Hero Needs a Villain'' is the second studio album by American hip hop trio Czarface, which consists of rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck and underground hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric. The album was released on June 16, 2015, by B ...

'' *"Night Crawler", a 2012 single by Lucid featuring

SwizZz Justin Ritter (born September 28, 1987), known professionally as SwizZz, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for significantly collaborating with childhood friend Hopsin, and being signed to their record label Funk Volume, whic ...

*"Night Crawler", a 2017 single by Chris Webby *"Night Crawler", by Judas Priest from the 1990 album '' Painkiller'' *"Night Crawler", by Bob James from the 1976 album ''

Heads A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may no ...

'' *"Night Crawler", a cover by Powerwolf on the 2015 album ''

Blessed & Possessed ''Blessed & Possessed'' is the sixth studio album by the German power metal band Powerwolf, released on 17 July 2015 by Napalm Records. The band wrote it during 2014 and began recording it in January 2015 at the Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Swed ...

'' *"Night Crawler", by Starz from the 1976 album ''

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'' *"Night Crawler", by Ezo from the 1989 album ''

Fire Fire ''Fire Fire'' is the second studio album released by Japanese metal band Ezo. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records. Track listing All songs by EZO and Jody Gray except where indicated. #"Love Junkie" – 4:44 #"Night Crawler" ''(EZO, Chris ...

'' *"Night Crawler", by Lisa Maffia from the 2003 album ''

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'' *"Night Crawler", by Jimsaku from the 1993 album ''

Wind Loves Us is a Japanese drum and bass duo formed by Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai in 1990, after they left the jazz/fusion band Casiopea. They released 10 albums and one "Best of" collection, and disbanded in 1998. In 2020, they regrouped for their 30t ...

'' *"Night Crawler", by Thee Oh Sees from the 2013 album ''

Floating Coffin ''Floating Coffin'' is a studio album by the American garage rock band Thee Oh Sees, released on April 16, 2013, on Castle Face Records. The album is the band's eighth to be released under the name Thee Oh Sees, and their fourteenth studio album o ...

Other uses

*Nightcrawlers, fictional characters in video game ''

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'' *Night Crawler, a game by

Rabbit Software Rabbit Software was an England, English software company which produced video games for home computers such as the ZX Spectrum, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 in the early to mid-1980s. Rabbit's later software packaging was slightly different from that ...

*The Night Crawler, nickname of Shoshone, a

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train *The Nightcrawler, a ring name of wrestler

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Yobai __NOTOC__ is an ancient Japanese culture, Japanese custom usually practiced by young unmarried men and women. It was once common all over Japan and was practiced in some rural areas until the beginning of the Meiji (era), Meiji era and even into ...

(Japanese, 'Night crawling'), an ancient Japanese custom of young unmarried men and women