Labros Hydras, his daughter Areti, ten, and son Arion, six, admire the six legged octopus
or hexapus which they found while on holiday in Greece. Sadly for the rare specimen the
holiday makers killed it and ate it. A six-legged octopus has been found for only the
second time in history - and eaten by the holidaymaker who caught it. The freak
specimen was pulled from the sea by mechanical engineer and US citizen Labros
Hydras as he went snorkelling in Greece. He followed local tradition by smashing i
t against a rock to kill it then took it to a local taverna to eat. The chef refused to
cook it for him because it was so rare and told Labros he should have let the
octopus live because it was so rare. But the hungry dad-of-two went and fried it
for his supper anyway and served it up with a slice of tomato, lemon and a
solitary salad leaf. [Photo:CFP/Swns]