Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "formicate" ita ce jin kamar ƙananan kwari suna rarrafe akan fata ko ƙarƙashin fata. Ana kiran wannan abin mamaki a matsayin "formification." Yana iya zama alamar wasu yanayi na likita, kamar su janyewar ƙwayoyi, menopause, ko wasu cututtukan jijiya.
