Riddle #267

Although I may have eyes, I cannot see. I have a round brown face with lots of acne. What am I?

I am a home of knowledge, both banal and profound. In grand halls and small homes I can be found. I am a home for things of many leaves, but my many residents are not living trees. What am I?

Scientists have proven that cats have more hair on one side than their other side. Some people believe that this is because when cats lay on their side they need insulation from the cold on the floor or ground. Which side of a cat has more hair?

I look taller when I am young. But as I get old, I become shorter and shorter. What Am I?

I have a bed but I do not sleep. I have a mouth but I don't eat. You hear me whisper, but I never talk. You can see me run, yet I never walk. What am I?

Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, I will devour them all. What am I?

I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night. What am I?

I have four legs and a tail. I have no teeth. I can swim and dive underwater. I carry my house around with me. I am a...

I create my lair with earthen string and dispatch my prey with a biting sting. What am I?

I am a mother and a father, but have never given birth. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?

Never was, I am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, to live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?