Riddle #268

I eat, I live. I breathe, I live. I drink, I die. What am I?

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

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

You will always find me in the past. I can be created in the present, but the future can never taint me. What am I?

I live in a house called a coop. I have two legs, two wings and a tail. I eat worms and bugs and grain. I lay eggs. I am a...

I plow and plow, but never sow. What am I?

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

I live in a house. Each Halloween I stand in a jack-o-lantern and get shorter as I grow old. What Am I?

I am alive without breath and cold as death. I am never thirsty but always drinking. 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?