Riddle #1060

A name of an animal minus the first three letters plus a flat piece of wood. What am I ?

I have a face like a tree and skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet small vermin frighten me. What am I?

I can run, but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?

You will throw me away when you want to use me. You will take me in when you don’t want to use me. What am I?

I move very slowly at an imperceptible rate, although I take my time, I am never late. I accompany life, and survive past demise, I am viewed with esteem in many women's eyes. What am I?

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit, never alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, waiting to be filled in the morning. What am I?

I eat insects. I live in the pond. I hop. I am green. What am I?

I have billions of eyes, yet i live in darkness. I have millions of ears, yet only four lobes. I have no muscle, yet i rule two hemispheres. What am I?

I have three eyes but only one leg. I still close one even if you beg. What am I?

I am only useful when I am full, yet I am always full of holes. What am I?

You can easily touch me, but not see me. You can throw me out, but not away. What am I?