Answer:
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress.
What has two spines and a lot of ribs, and carries much but never moves?
I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, but my continued death brings wealth for all to want more.
A reaction to being spooked that takes its name from waterfowl
A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
I start with T end with T and within me is T.