There’s a One in a Million Rare Blue Lobster at this New Hampshire Science Museum

Imagine if you were served a lobster to eat at a restaurant and it came out bright blue. You would think you were on the business end of some kind of prank. The truth is, blue lobsters are extremely rare. When they are found by lobstermen they would never be sent to a restaurant to end up on a tourist's dinner plate. Most times they are sent to a research or science center to be further studied/admired.

How rare is a blue lobster?

According to BBC News, there is a 1-in-2-million chance that you will come across a rare blue lobster. There is a chance that lobsterman might never come across a blue lobster in his/her entire career.

What gives them their unique color?

Well the answer is quite technical but to put it in laments terms, they are born with a genetic mutation that leads to an overproduction of the protein that binds to the red pigment, turning it blue.

According to an article by Brainly, the mutation that causes a lobster to be blue is classified as a helpful mutation because it increases the chances of breeding by making the lobster more attractive to the opposite sex. If I were a lobster I would definitely be into a blue lobster as long as he had a good personality to match his striking good looks.

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Where can I see a blue lobster?

If you live in New Hampshire or close to the Seacoast there is one at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye.

A lot of people on the internet get very righteous when they see a photo of a unique lobster in captivity, They say they deserve to be out in the ocean and not in some box. It turns out blue lobsters are actually better off and safer in captivity than if they were left in the wild. Because of their bight and vibrant outfits, blue lobsters can't camouflage as easily which makes them more visible to predators.

Have you ever seen a blue lobster?