Bodhi from California writes, “Yes, hello Mr. Agar. Long time follower, first time writer -I witnessed something I can’t explain. With your magnanimousness, surely you can help me. It was past midnight o clock and me and my girl, Kayleigh, from the Bay, were sipping rum ciders and there it was, this white spectre walking along the beach on all twos like some kind of weird headless alien. Kayleigh says it was a Fresno Nightcrawler. I said it was that old pair of pants I lost when I moved into the van. What do you think it could be?”

Dear Bodhi,

Your observant girlfriend is correct. The Fresno Nightcrawler is a well known cryptid of your area. But you are quite right that it looks like a pair of pants, it’s an interesting creature, that’s for sure.

My first experience with the Fresno Nightcrawler was many years ago, when I was on my nightly stroll through a park. It glowed in the moonlight, looking like a large pair of trousers walking through the forest with me. 

When it approached I called over to it. “Good evening!” And waved my hand in a polite greeting. 

It stooped down, bowing to me as a greeting in return, before we both continued on our walks. 

The point of my morning rambling is this: the next time you see this mysterious walking pair of pants, greet it as you would…

Marco from New Mexico says:  “there was a strange light in the sky the other night. I went out on my porch but I couldn’t see anything.

When I came back inside all the milk in my house was dranked! Then I saw it. A polka dotted furry orb ‘bout the size of a leprechaun was floating through my kitchen knocked over all my dishes with what had to be a twenty foot long tail. Now, do you think I saw a Gubberfinch, or am I going insane?”


Dear Marco,

Congratulations! Not many people are fortunate enough to see a real life Gubberfinch! That is truly miraculous! I wasn’t even certain that they hadn’t gone extinct! How marvelous!

Gubberfinch are elusive little creatures. Did you know that their tail can unfurl up to thirty feet (9 meters)? Generally the tail is retracted to only a foot (30cm) or so. It must have been quite spooked for the tail to be out so far!

Other than making a mess, Gubberfinch are harmless. If you leave any milk out, or god forbid the fridge door open, then they can make quite the mess! So you have nothing to fear and are not insane –at least not for this particular reason–.

-Edmond Agar