Answer:
What peels like an onion but still remains whole?
What asks but never answers?
It has 8 arms and lots of ink but can't write a word.
Those with eyes bigger than their stomach will definitely leave the restaurant with one of them. It is named after a house pet as well.
What build its house with earthen string and ensnares its prey with a biting sting?
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.