A Maine teenager's trip to Palm Harbor, Fla., turned into quite the spectacle when he was attacked by a squirrel.
The victim encountered the animal while on a hike in the Tampa area with his family, WFTV reported, Wednesday.
Brian Genest told WFTV the squirrel became bothered by the camera's flash.
"I saw the squirrel and decided to take a picture with it." Brian said. "He jumped on my shoulder and went down my shirt. I ended up doing a stop, drop and roll kind of thing. I approached it making a clicking noise with my tongue; phone drawn. When I got close enough, the squirrel actually tried grabbing my phone. I shook it off, then snapped this photo."
Brian's mother took pictures while her son and the squirrel battled.
"I was thinking this is going to be hilarious," Paula told WFTV.
Neither Brian nor Paula Genest were hurt during the incident.
The squirrel then ran into a wooded area.
The term "selfie" has taken on new meaning for some people. One Los Angeles, Calif., woman spent $15,000 on plastic surgery to change her image.
Triana Lavey, who works as a talent manager, wanted to improve her appearance to adapt to today's times.
"This business is moving at the speed of the Internet. Your selfie is your head shot so you can reinvent yourself every day with your iPhone. It's a legitimate form of promoting yourself," Lavey told ABC News. "To me, plastic surgery should be a last-ditch effort. After you have worked out, after you've good discipline in your diet and exercise, then you go to surgery."
An image and fashion consultant told ABC News that Lavey's choice is a sign of the times.
"The days of that bare fresh face, no retouching, are kind of behind us. I think we're all moving into an era that it's so easy to do," Lori Ann Robinson said.
