check out these different colored lobsters


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A neighbour of mine caught this blue lobster today, a friend is going to put it in his aquarium ( he already has 2 ordinary lobsters in it ). It is missing a claw, but it will grow it back, lobsters can do that.

Some scientists claim that catching a blue one is a 1 in a million chance. I have only seen 2 other ones in my life.

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here is a different colored one that we caught last week.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster

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An example of a rare blue lobster

Around one in two million lobsters is blue. A research study conducted by Professor Ronald Christensen at the University of Connecticut discovered that a genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein.[4] The protein, and a red carotenoid molecule known as astaxanthin, combine to form a blue complex known as crustacyanin, giving the lobster its blue color.[5]

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Yellow American lobster at the New England Aquarium

On August 1, 2006 a Maine lobsterman named David Percy caught a yellow lobster near Whaleback Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River. The odds of finding a yellow lobster are approximately 1 in 30 million.[6]

On July 13, 2006 a Maine fisherman named Alan Robinson caught a half-and-half lobster, where the colors are perfectly divided on each side of the shell. He submitted the brown and orange lobster to the local oceanarium which has only seen three lobsters of this kind in 35 years. The chance of finding one is estimated at 1 in 50 million. Lobster shells are usually a blend of the three primary colors: red, yellow and blue. The colors mix to form the greenish-brown color of most lobsters.[7] All split-colored lobsters observed by Bob Bayer of the Lobster Institute in Maine have been hermaphroditic.[8]

It is estimated that only about one in 100 million lobsters are albino — lacking in colored pigments.[9] Also known as "white" or "crystal" lobsters.

Might be even more rare than you think! Wierd but really cool! :cool: Wonder what the meat looks like after you steam it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster

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I am sorry folks, but you can't just let this go. This comment has to leave a bad taste in somebodies mouth. :D:D:D

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Originally Posted by stevebeilgard viewpost.gif

one thing i've found true with lobsters and their color is that they all look the same in the morning. (ohhh, i'm gonna hear about that!) lol

You're right Jeff ...splain Lucy :confused:

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