Blue Lobster
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image credit: sneakermestupid.comOne in 2-5 million lobsters are blue. A genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein. 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.
Half and Half or "Two Tone" Lobster
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image credit: moblog.whmsoft.netOne in 50 million lobsters are half and half colored!
Albino Lobster
image credit: niketalk.yuku.comOnly about one in 100 million lobsters are albino - lacking in colored pigments. These are also referred to as "white" or "crystal" lobsters due to their metallic appearance.
Yellow Lobster
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image credit: news.gather.comOne in 30 million are yellow - caused by a rare genetic mutation.
Calico Lobster
image credit: akfiles.comAgain, the odds of finding one of these mottled yellow and black lobsters are one in 30 million.
"Phantom of the Opera" Lobster
image credit: captjoe06, via FlickrThis is actually an example of another half and half lobster, however the albino part of the lobster formed so that it resembles the Phantom of the Opera with the white mask on one side of his face!
Pretty amazing stuff. My favorite is by far the phantom of the opera lobster, what's yours??
12 comments:
My favorite lobster is whichever one is being dismembered on my plate. Though I'm happy to see the two-toned lobster. It's good to know that even crustaceans are breaking down the race barriers.
And also? That's not an albino lobster. That's me at the beach.
I have to agree with Tricia on this one. Second on the phantom of the opera lobster. Third would be Pinchy from the Simpsons.
Im such a fan of the calico! It looks soooo cool!
I think if I caught a lobster like one of those, I'd have to throw it back. They are magnificent!
Like pieces of art!
i agree w/ william...no way could i keep...boil...eat a lobster like one of those!! art in nature for real!! i like them all, but the calico is my fav...although that partial half n half...the phantom of the opera...pretty cool...mysterious...
They're all gorgeous, but the blue one is definitely my favorite.
I like the Phantom of the Lobstera the best. My dad was a Lobsterman in Gloucester a long time ago. Cool to see something from there from time to time. :)
Loving the Phantom look!! Funniest colour variant I've seen in Nature so far! Nature has got fashion flare that we mere mortals couldn't dream of!
I think the Albino Lobster is very interesting because it's shell is unique color.Also I know people eat lobster and did myselfuntil I saw this one I decided to stop.
So sorry i messed up on the one before
I love the blue and the two toned lobsters, the calico and the yellow are cool too. I'm happy to see that these fellas get a second chance at life than to end up on someones dinner plate.
Woah... I didn't know that there are blue lobster? This is unbelievable. How does our nature be so mysterious
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