Jamie Bisceglia was competing in a salmon fishing derby in
the Tacoma Narrows earlier this month, when she saw a fellow fisherman had
hooked a small octopus. The derby included a photo competition, and Jamie suddenly
had an idea. She put the live octopus on her face for the camera. “Crazy me,”
she says, “Looking back, I probably made a big mistake.” The unhappy sea
creature grabbed her cheeks with its suckers and sank its beak into her chin –
hard. Pacific red octopi have a powerful bite and use venom to immobilize their
prey and to discourage predators. The venom caused Jamie a lot of pain, but she
fished for two more days before heading to the emergency room. She’s on three
different antibiotics now. What became of the biting octopus? Jamie took it
home, of course, where she cooked it and ate it. Revenge is a dish best served
cold.
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