What is that?

  

I found this . . . thingy in my room.

Behind a copy of Webster's Dictionary - Unabridged, this strange creature was hiding in the shadows.  I thought it would disappear quickly as has happened before so I snapped a quick photo to document my sighting.

Dazzled by the flash, he stared back at me with beady red eyes.  You know, I think this Thingy is only a baby?  It's sort of cute.

I left A few crayon stubs and a stray Barbie shoe for him since I have noticed that they seem to like that sort of stuff.  I waited to see if he could be lured out by A snack.

This photo was taken later, after he got a little more used to me.  I tied a ribbon around his tail.  It is said that  if you tie a ribbon around their tail they can't get away.  It makes them too heavy to float away and disappear into the shadows.  Maybe it's true?  Or, he just doesn't have anywhere better to go.

I had better hurry and find him some more food before he eats the heels out of all my socks, they have been known to do that when they get cranky.  

If this one is a baby, does that mean there are more around?