Answer:
They're actually great swimmers now, but later they will become excellent hoppers.
Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad.
Even if my life is taken eight still remain.
Bumpy form of transportation in desert cultures.
What build its house with earthen string and ensnares its prey with a biting sting?
The sun bakes them, The hand breaks them, The foot treads on them, And the mouth tastes them. What are they?