Welcome to The Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day, a month-long series detailing a cryptid one day at a time for the month of October—by Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe.
Today’s Cryptid is the Fresno Nightcrawler! These five foot tall little pants men originate in California, with sightings in Fresno and Yosemite National Park. They appear as long, light, slim humanoids with no arms and extremely long legs. I think they look like pairs of pants walking around. It’s suspected that this creature is extraterrestrial or a misidentification of a deer walking on its hind legs.
Trail camera photo capturing a deer standing on its hind legs, a possible explanation for the nightcrawler. Certainly unsettling, but common for deer who lack antlers as an alternate means of defense (those hooves can cause some hurt!) Photo courtesy of u/RhodeIslandRedChick on Reddit.
Either seems pretty spooky to me. The Fresno Nightcrawler phenomenon was originally reported by a man named Jose in – surprise surprise – Fresno, California. He was awoken by his dog barking at something outside, which, when he went to his closed circuit TV system he spotted the creature walking across his lawn. He had his cousin look at it as well as law enforcement, but unfortunately the original footprint of evidence has been lost to… sprinklers.
The original sighting of the Fresno Nightcrawler. Though nothing has come since, this screenshot of the creature has caused the internet to fall in love with the simple creature. Just search and see how much art and marketable plushies have been made of the figure.
Nothing came of the report since, but it is now a Fresno legend and a fun piece of pop culture for the area
This has been the Lycaeus Frequency’s Cryptid of the Day.
Audio transcribed, alongside images and context, by Persephone Rose. Thumbnail art by Sebastian Monroe.
