Spinnenstiefel

Spinnenstiefel, or German for Spider Boot. I came up with this after watching Mirrormask (which is an awesome movie I might add).
 
The Spinnenstiefel is a creature made from sorcerous ink that has made its way into the outside world. Generally, they find they find their way into abandoned shoes, particularly old boots. They immediately spout legs, eyes, wings, and a big hunger for bugs. Shy, but harmless, the Spinnenstiefel is good to have around if you have too many bugs hanging around.
 
Occasionaly, a Spinnenstiefel can go bad, turning into a Dunkler Stiefel, a dark boot. Dunklers will devour pretty much any inanimate object and can only be removed by feeding them shoe polish during a full moon.
 
Spinnenstiefel and Dunkler Stiefel mucho copyright: me