Answer:
Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' & my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?
A precious fluid, thicker than water.
Reaching stiffly for the sky, I bare my fingers when its cold. In warmth I wear an emerald glove and in between I dress in gold.
Runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but cannot climb!
Runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but cannot climb.
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.