Answer:
It's black and every time it speaks it says its name.
A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
I have eight to spare and am covered with hair.
When I'm metal or wood, I help you get home. When I'm flesh and I'm blood. In the darkness I roam.
With four oars it swims but it is always at home. Its back is like armor, tougher than chrome. What is it?
I am a animal that is cute but dangerous, what am I?