I only appear when light is near, in darkness I will hide. When the sun shifts across the sky, I grow or shrink in size.

A maze of stone with silence profound, many enter then turn around. Walls of rock both damp and cold, I harbor secrets to be untold. A silent mouth which does not speak, any who enter mustn't be weak.

I shine at night but have no flame, A borrowed glow, yet not the same. I dance on lakes, make shadows tall, Yet fade away when daylight calls.

- A jagged rocky ridge underwater that requires conservation. - Plus the common liquid form of what we call precipitation. Put them together, say them out loud. Then STOP YOURSELF there, for the answer you have found.

This riddle may sea-m strange, but it must be taken literally; there's no way around it... This animal's hiding spot is inefficient. Just say it out loud and you've already found it.