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The rare blue lobster in the video above is a type of American lobster, Homarus americanus. Other than the coloring, blue lobsters are exactly the same as other American lobsters.
Image Rarity Description Blue 1 in 2 million Some lobsters become blue as a result of a genetic mutation that causes the lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein. [23] 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. [24]
He does eat lobster but “never any of those colorful ones,” he said. One of Frederich's lobsters, Tamarind, is the typical color on one side and orange on the other. That is because two lobster eggs fused and grew as one animal, Frederich said. He said that's thought to be as rare as 1 in 50 million.
From the large-clawed American species served on buns to the coveted spiny lobster in Japan; from the rock lobsters enjoyed in South Africa and Australia (and name-dropped by The B-52s), to ...
The discovery of two one-in-30-million lobsters within a month is leaving experts questioning just how rare their orange color is.
Lobsters, like snails and spiders, have blue blood due to the presence of hemocyanin, which contains copper. [8] In contrast, vertebrates, and many other animals have red blood from iron-rich hemoglobin. Lobsters possess a green hepatopancreas, called the tomalley by chefs, which functions as the animal's liver and pancreas. [9]
Being rare is not an understatement; while blue lobsters are considered one in 2 million, split lobsters are said to be one in a 50 million catch, according to National Geographic.
A 14-year-old girl from Maine had a great morning at sea when she pulled up something she's never caught before -– a rare blue lobster. Check out these rare lobsters: Meghan LaPlante's catch ...