A fisherman caught a half-orange, half-brown lobster that only exists in the wild with a rate of 1/50 million.
Quebec fishing company Desbois shared a photo of the rare lobster on Facebook on May 21, attracting more than 3,800 likes and 1,000 comments. Most lobsters have a dark green or brown shell. Rarer cases may have blue, yellow, white, or multi-colored shells. According to Desbois, they caught this specimen on Anticosti Island. Its shell divides into two distinct colors in the center of its body.
The Desbois fishermen decided to release the shrimp in the water because they were too small. Lobster sold in the market generally weighs 0.5 to 1 kg and is between 5 and 7 years old. But this animal can live up to 100 years and reach a weight of 20 kg.
In early May, another bicoloured lobster was donated to the Center for Marine Science at the University of New England. According to the university, half-orange, half-brown lobsters only exist at a rate of 1/50 million, rarer than blue lobsters (1/2 million) and albino lobsters (1/100). Currently, the Marine Science Center is studying how lobster larvae are affected by warm currents in the Gulf of Maine.
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