1 in 3 million chance of finding a lobster with this particular genetic mutation. Pretty sweet. btw.. is my picture too small?
Research, which was conducted at the University of Connecticut, discovered that a genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein. The protein wraps around a small, red carotenoid molecule known as as astaxanthin. The two push together, forming a blue complex known as crustacyanin which gives the lobster shell a blue color.
this foo likes chocolate torpedoes lol, first spicy and now blue how many flavors have you let out lol, freaking vending machine lol
lol. why stop there? with photoshop, this blue lobster can be having a beer, partying with his other green, yellow, and poka-dot lobster buddies after a long day's work of shrimp hunting. -bigsmile naw, j/k. in all seriousness, this is really cool. genetic mutation. maybe we should test if it has any special abilities ... like the Beast!!!
I thought lobsters are more like... greenish? -huh Red? Probably will end up to be red since the heat in cooking will denature the proteins, defective, special or otherwise
But considering it produces an excessive amount of proteins, wouldnt that change the way it would look? -chef
Hmmm, perhaps, although I still opt for "cooked protein = red" basic logic... so it may make it... redder?
