Riddle #244

Question: Thirty men and only two women, but they hold the most power.
Dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours.

Who are they?

Question: Resurrected, they descend by the millions. Sometimes, to nourish and give life. Other times, to take lives or destroy. They have been known to fill entire valleys and block roads only to disappear before executing their long journey back to the top. What are they?

Question: What does an octopus wear when it gets cold?

Question: What tastes better than it smells?

Question: What goes in the water black and comes out red?

Question: What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?