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stephanie white said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

wow...we just found one of those on the pecan tree outside. the limbs are hanging low and my son walked right into it! we are in north central florida. i have lived here my entire life and never seen one of these. they are large and rather scary!

L. Rene Collins said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

Thank you so much for this article...I was contacted by Cambridge Who's Who yesterday but my assistant took the call...I wasn't sure who this message was from because my assistant wrote the message was from Cambridge Publisher's in NY; since I was waiting for a call from the publishers of some books for a Fund Raiser for my church, I called them back thinking this was related to the Fund Raiser...from that point on my story is almost mirror image to this article...He interviewed me, "blew" my head up and told me "Congratulations, you are accepted..." then went on to tell me about the Platinum vs. Gold Memberships starting at $769.00 of course I was taken aback, but not truly surprised as I have been subject to some crazy scams that has cost me dearly! So I knew I needed to do some research so I told him that I needed time to think and discuss w/my business partner...immediately he dropped the rate to $399 with the same story about the rate for the non-profit organizations; when I refused, he dropped the price to $199 plus the free companion airline tickets, and will still refused he dropped the price to $99! Wow, I finally asked him...you say you can tell I am successful; well then you should know I am not going to do anything without doing my research...and frankly I’m starting to feel "bullied"...so he agreed to call me back later today after I speak to my business partner...I immediately went online to see if this was scam that anyone else had fallen victim to! And found this article!! I tell you GOD is GOOD!! Thank you soooo much for making people aware of these peoples shenanigans!! May God Bless You!!!

Ashley Butler said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

i live in atlanta and as i was walking home wit my son and daughter this huge caterpillar crossed our path i was terrified because i hate caterpillars so was my daughter who is 3 and son 2...it was the most scariest thing i ever saw in my life! so i posted it on fb for everyone 2 c

j p said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

you really cant inside i believe they have to go through the freeze period cause the burrow in the ground for their transformation in spring they need a branch to come straight out onto to hang upside down to dry and straighten their wings if this isnt available their wings will wrinkle up and not fuction properlybut good luck just the same hope you can figure out some way to do it and film it cause everyone wants to see myself included

Amanda said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

I saw this big huge thing walking down the sidewalk as I was walking.I have never been so frightened by a bug in my life.I literally screamed and cried..lmbo now but I was like this is unreal, is someone "punking" me..lol.the grass had freshly been cutted and I guess this creature was looking for more grass or trees or whatever..Im just so happy im not going crazy and Im not the only person to see it...My God what a weird looking thing....I had to look it up!!thanks guys!

jacob said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

well, this is a tutorial, he's not writing it for a script-kiddie, as you make yourself abundantly clear. You're not his QA dept. write it yourself.

Karen Scott said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

I was walking around in my yard, picking up broken twigs and came upon this thing! Yikes... I had to pick it up with a stick and put it in a container and get it to my grandson for his "Show and Tell". What a scary looking insect, or whatever.....

Heather Beery said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

I've been trying to find out what this was all night. My sister and I came home from school and found it out by our mailbox while walking the dog. It does make sense now though, since we have an oak tree nearby. I thought it was some kind of endangered species of insect or something. Good to know it can't hurt me though.

Lori O. said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

Just saw one of these at a park in Shepherdstown,WV. I've never seen anything like it before. The kids thought it was pretty amazing.

virginia quick said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

i found a horn devil in a tree when my grandson taylor and i was riding the four-wheeler. we was afraid to touch it. the thing was so pretty, so my daugther look if up. she found out what kind she was. this animal was 6 inches long.we found it in corydon ind.

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thank u so much it worked..

Jill Bertone said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

I live in Colts Neck, NJ and found one of these caterpillars at the end of my driveway. It scared me to death. My husband scooped it up in a cup and showed my father in law, but they couldn't figure out what it was. looked to me like it should have come out of the rain forrest or something. My husband then let it go. Local farmer told us it was probably a tomato caterpillar, but when i looked that up it looked similar, but not quite the same. Luckily came across your site and recognized that this was it. Our yard is full of black walnut trees so that explains it. thanks so much to this site!

Jan N said:

Thanks for your Bitwise Flags Tool.

Elizabeth Snead said: [ Regarding Hickory Horned Devil ]

My husband and I came across one in Hibernia County Park, Chester, PA 8/14/2010

marc koulouras said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

a bit extreme but reasonable.

marc koulouras said: [ Regarding Adults shoot kids with paintball gun ]

being 12 and a paintballer I know those things hurt until the bruise goes away. these teenagers or young adults are irresponsible, immature, decietful (spelling?), and plain stupid. paintball guns can potenetially kill someone if unprotected. heck even I'm more responsible.

Claudia Ramirez said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

I've got this kind of phone interview this morning with 'Cambridge who's who'. I can't believe I almost fell for this one!, Everything the 'interviewer' said was flattering (even when I thought I was giving such sloppy answers) until he asked me for the 99 dollars for the membership and I said 'I need to talk with my husband before I make a decision', then he got so pushy. I'm glad I found this posting then I can avoid this kind of scams. Thank you!

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Rhonda Mense said: [ See Comment Stimulus ]

We just found one of these in our yard in St. Libory, IL. We are approx. 40 miles from Murphysboro. Scared the daylights out of me. It is one scary looking caterpillar. We have a 7 pecan trees in our yard and a walnut tree. I am glad I know what this is now and won't be so frightened the next time I see one.

Nicole said: [ Regarding Scams to make you feel cool ]

Just had that friendly interview via phone this morning. Everything you said above was true and accurate. I did not give out my CC #, however, he tried hard. "Again, how will you be paying for your membership?" Lowered the price for the "organization" price of 150$ such a bargain! He again, tried hard to butter me up with the "professional recognition"etc. Apart of me was feeling flattered, but my intuition spoke stronger in the sense of why am I paying for a membership? I did contact the BBB, and the gov internet fraud center to report this, as well as forwarding the emails sent to me prior to the phone call. I am a a little concerned that they have my email and phone number.

Thanks again for standing your ground!

Mahfoud Benhadj-Djilali said: [ Regarding Bruce Lee's Philosophy ]

wonderfull site !
The philosophy is the power of the spirit that he has brucee lee , that you have too to make this site , I thank you very much.
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