Answer:
A reaction to being spooked that takes its name from waterfowl
How can you burn an apple, blueberry, rose and pumpkin without leaving any ashes but retaining the smell of it?
A hole leading in, a hole leading out, we connect to a cavern that is slimy all throughout. What are we?
Often held but never touched. Always wet but never rusts. Often bits but seldom bit. To use it well you must have wit.
The ones who see it may go blind, Contracting the fool's madness. You have to dig to find it, Crush big stones or mine it. Wash dirt clumps in a pan and wait for it to settle, A shiny, precious metal.
They are many and one, they wave and they drum, Used to cover a state, they go with you everywhere.