Fall Webworm
Late in the summer of 1998, big vertical gray tents of the fall webworm enshrouded the tops of almost every tree along some roads. They looked especially unappealing after the leaves fell. Even after driving by thousands of them, alert birdwatchers could still mistake the empty webs for the distant silhouette of a perched hawk, and be disappointed as the car came closer and the sleek hawk deteriorated into yet another messy caterpillar nest.
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