I make a cozy home for bugs, but I do not make very good rugs. People often walk all over me.

Eyes have beholded my wonder in the sky for countless years, some struck with wonder other with fears. On dark dreary nights I provide a fleeting glimpse of sight, or a swift end to those I touch even a slight.

Found in forested lands and fantasy brands, sometimes colorful or unassuming and bland. Add me to food for great flavor, a feverish trip or for death's favor.

Edges round or maybe bent, a pathway with water sent. Skip a stone or catch a fish, makes a good algae petri dish. A popular summer destination, filled with aquatic imagination.

Welcome in a lab, but not in a house. I am Tom's foe. I am a---------.