#treesqueak

[miracleeye]

what are some of your favorite cryptids?

Oh that’s a toughie...

In no order:

Fresno Nightcrawlers - Funky dudes!!! Just fuckin pants guys!!! Hell yeah!!!

Flatwoods Monster - Not huge on aliens and yeah I know it was just an owl but like damn who’s a pretty alien lady?

Gef the Mongoose - Def a hoax but goddamn it I just love him

Squonk - Mood

Treesqueak - Learned about this one recently and as a lover of possums I just adore it

Wolpertinger & Jackalope - I have a soft spot for lagomorphs ok

Mountain Creature Caught Running Behind Google Car - Another new one, just fucking obsessed. It’s so obviously just a blurry person but it has my whole heart

Any water dwelling things, esp if they're in lakes (Kelpies, nixies, merfolk, Nessie & other serpents, the OK octopus, selkies, etc.)

Mothman - A classic. Again, just an owl, but what a story!

I’m excluding yokai, gnomes / the fae / mythical creatures, and things from closed cultures (wendigos & skinnies) bc I see them as something other than cryptids. In their own categories, if you will.

[lpbestiary]

The Treesqueak is a fearsome critter from the folklore of North American lumberjacks. Said to resemble a weasel, it has the chameleon-like ability to blend in with its surroundings.

The Treesqueak is both named and known for its wide variety of calls, which can sound like a panther, a piglet, and even fireworks. They spend most of their lives up in trees, crying out when the wind shakes their tree homes.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[labete-du-gevaudan]

The Treesqueak is a Fearsome Critter that is said to reside in the forests of North America. It is a commonly seen Fearsome Critter and looks much like a weasel but has the ability to change color and wrap itself around tree limbs that is “chameleon-like”. The Treesqueak is said to have a number of different calls: “a whine like a panther, a squeal like a young pig, and sometimes a roar like a bunch of cannon crackers at a shotgun wedding”.