Curl up
Curl up verb - To sit or recline comfortably or cozily.
Roll
Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.
Both terms in one sentence
- The Crites from the Critters films curl up and roll when they need to move quickly.
Source: Bizarre Alien Locomotion -
The Mothers themselves explode when killed and will curl up and roll at Wang at high speed when enraged to explode.
- When Zev/Xev accidentally acquires Cluster lizard DNA she also acquires the ability to curl up and roll fast, though it's not demonstrated until season 3.
Source: Bizarre Alien Locomotion
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