The reaction of astaxanthin with the protein complex gives the creature its dark blue colour. But crucially, when the lobster is cooked the protein is denatured and the astaxanthin is released and ...

red lobsters 1 in 10 million, and blue lobsters 1 in 2 million, according to Seacoast Science Center. Just last year, another unique lobster made headlines: a gynandromorph, or dual-sex lobster ...

In November 2023, a rare dual-sex lobster named Bowie was discovered by a lobsterman, according to NPR. The half-blue and half-red critter also had a 1 in 50 million occurrence. Bowie, who was ...

Morgan Bizec described the chance of catching the rare blue lobster as "one-in-two-million" A fisherman has shared photos of a rare bright blue lobster caught in the sea off Jersey. The ...