I was abroad last spring, so I missed the harrowing tales of students biking to class and ending up with caterpillars caught in their mouths or finding them crawling on a professor during lecture. Regardless, I have had my own run-ins with the furry creatures this week, which hang from trees on silk strings, swaying gently but menacingly in the wind. I don't know who they are or what they want, but I will say this: Keep your mouth closed while biking, and Watch Out. You could be next.

My favorite quote from last year's Daily article:

“I understand they’re necessary for our amazing northern California forest ecosystem, but if you get in my hair and you’re going to become a moth, then don’t expect warm relations with me,” freshman Ryan Noon said. “I think we can respect these caterpillars’ right to live, while at the same time cursing their existence in a public forum. Pretty much the worst experience of my life was biking around and having a caterpillar go in my mouth when I wasn’t looking.”