““...the summer of the gypsy moths when all the trees in their yard were bare, the leaves chewed by caterpillars. You could hear crunching in the night. You could see silvery cocoon webbing in porch rafter and strung across stop signs.””
A vivid recollection of a summer marked by a gypsy moth outbreak, illustrating nature's relentless consumption and the eerie, omnipresent sounds of caterpillars devouring leaves.
In simple terms: Nature's quiet devastation.
Even ordinary settings can hide relentless natural forces.
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