Glim-Glim's species

An unnamed alien species which sent a scout to Earth in the 1980s. The alien was given the name Glim-Glim by a girl named Amy who befriended it.

Biology
Members of this species are legless, with a conical body and four radially-arranged arms, each ending in two fingers. They have rubbery green skin, four red eyes, and speak in high-pitched screeching noises. Like most species, they can be killed by bullets.

This species' intestinal tract is home to a viral agent that doesn't harm the aliens themselves, but is extremely deadly and infectious to Humans, with only a sparse few individuals being immune.

Culture and society
These aliens are fundamentally benevolent, and strive to maintain peaceful relationships with other species, although it's not always easy for them to establish communication.

Nothing is known about their world, although Glim-Glim claimed that snow reminded him of home. Their technology includes force fields that can isolate an entire town for several days, but won't last long without an energy source.

Appearances

 * Monsters, s01e13, "Glim-Glim" (1989)