Answer:
A reaction to being spooked that takes its name from waterfowl
A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
What is red and nailed to a wall?
You can always see it, but it's too far away to touch. Mountains rest on it, and at sea it surrounds you. What is it?
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 have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail
Difficult
Animal
Easy
Food
Funny
Kids
Logic
What am I?