heelwalker

== English == === Etymology === Compound of heel +‎ walker, from the fact that these insects have a habit of walking with the tips of their feet held up in the air. === Noun === heelwalker (plural heelwalkers) Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids. Synonyms: gladiator, rock crawler ==== References ==== heelwalker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia