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Woman puts octopus on face for photo op…octopus bites her, injects venom
CBS 17 via CNN ^ | Aug 7, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 08/07/2019 7:10:38 AM PDT by Rebelbase

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. (KIRO/CNN) – What a Washington woman thought would be a fun and unusual photo op turned into a painful situation when an octopus bit her on the face and injured her with its venom.

Jamie Bisceglia says she intended to enter a photo contest during a fishing derby near Tacoma, Wash., so she met up Friday to take a picture with some fishermen who had hooked an octopus.

“So, crazy me. Hindsight now and looking back, I probably made a big mistake,” she said.

Bisceglia put the small octopus, believed to be either a juvenile version of a giant Pacific octopus or a Pacific red octopus, on her face and posed.

At first, the animal grabbed her with its suckers. Then, it did something she didn’t expect: the octopus bit Bisceglia’s face.

“It had barreled its beak into my chin and then let go a little bit and did it again,” the victim said. “It was a really intense pain when it went inside, and it just bled, dripping blood for a long time.”

Both types of octopi the creature could have been have a powerful beak to break and eat crabs, clams and mussels. Their bites also contain venom to immobilize prey.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbs17.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: oops; unngh
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To: matthew fuller

Not the same woman. There is at least two of them.


41 posted on 08/07/2019 8:32:57 AM PDT by matthew fuller ( Tagline suspended temporarily.)
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To: certrtwngnut

That reminded me of the first time my five year-old ate calamari. I told him they were Italian onion rings.

“Dad, these onion rings taste like fish!”


42 posted on 08/07/2019 8:37:08 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

Darwin runner up.


43 posted on 08/07/2019 8:49:02 AM PDT by bgill
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To: pnz1

Octopi are said to be highly intelligent. It probably got triggered when she made a “duck face”.


44 posted on 08/07/2019 9:15:29 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: PGR88
So did she win the photo contest??

Hopefully, for her sake, I hope she did. Because she survived, she won't be eligible for the Darwin Award. Had she died, she would have been an odds-on favorite.

45 posted on 08/07/2019 9:19:01 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: Red Badger

46 posted on 08/07/2019 9:23:27 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Poor thing............................the octopus, that is.............


47 posted on 08/07/2019 9:25:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: Rebelbase

Tried that with a facehugger on the Alien ride at an amusement park.
Wouldn’t do that again but the photo was priceless...

Oh wait, that was just a dream


48 posted on 08/07/2019 9:28:52 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: HangnJudge

She wishes those were brains.


49 posted on 08/07/2019 11:06:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Red Badger

The insatiable need of the public today for self-attention defies common sense....it’s insane self absorption!


50 posted on 08/07/2019 11:12:34 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww
In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes...........Andy Warhol....... 😝
51 posted on 08/07/2019 11:14:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: Rebelbase

It’s a shame it didn’t kill her.


52 posted on 08/07/2019 11:14:55 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: bigbob

Me too!..........


53 posted on 08/07/2019 11:15:26 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: caww

My husband and I DVR Jeopardy, 6 days a week. On Saturdays the show is always a rerun. We have been catching up on the Saturday shows and recently there was a Millennial ‘champion’. At every turn he looks straight into the camera. When asking for an ‘answer, he always looks into the camera after he finishes speaking, and if he furnishes the ‘question’, he looks over to the camera, too. EVERY TIME. I said that our country will suffer for the malignant narcissism of too many Millennials. They favor selfies over actual accomplishments.


54 posted on 08/07/2019 11:20:25 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell..)
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To: chris37

you’re right


55 posted on 08/07/2019 11:24:21 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: justa-hairyape
Just watch a bird hopping around sometime. They check out everything with their beak. See if its edible.

Reminded me of a Henry the Chick Hawk cartoon when he had a "Look what I caught" moment:

Which also brought to mind a scientist who said that back in the days when ankle bracelets were in vogue, he waded in the surf at some South Pacific atoll. He felt something slam his leg, looked down and saw a small squid who had hit the shiny object.

That Henry cartoon came to mind as I could see the squid dragging the guy home, proudly saying "Hey dad . . ."

56 posted on 08/07/2019 11:27:58 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: csvset

Really?


57 posted on 08/07/2019 11:28:18 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: originalbuckeye

It’s really everywhere today with the Millennial groups regardless of where they show their faces. Either they’re crying because their feelings got hurt, or posting themselves taking their own photo. ....and their so called ‘friends’ with them are just stage props. Additionally it’s primarily gals doing so trying to be the next seductive pinup.


58 posted on 08/07/2019 11:34:44 AM PDT by caww
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To: Oatka

Funny. The natural world has lots of surprises for people to discover.


59 posted on 08/07/2019 11:58:06 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

He was gorgeous!!


60 posted on 08/07/2019 4:31:22 PM PDT by Inspectorette (o)
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