A mythical creature that lives only to eat socks, and leaves a trail of odd pairs in its wake.

Sightings of this elusive creature are rare and unsubstantiated. It's habitat is thought to be somewhere between the sock drawer and the washing machine. Other theories place the sock eater closer to the tumble drier, but this is thought unlikely, as socks can go missing even when left hanging to dry.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods