Maine lobsterman catches rare blue lobster

[TexasTowelie]

Photo By Meghan LaPlante/AP

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A Maine lobsterman says he and his 14-year-old daughter caught a one-in-two-million crustacean: a blue lobster.

WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/1loUcOM ) reports Jay LaPlante of the Miss Meghan Lobster Catch company caught the curious creature in Scarborough around 10:45 a.m. Saturday. LaPlante and daughter Meghan were hauling traps when she discovered the bright blue critter.

The story has a happy ending for the lobster. Meghan says she is naming it Skyler and donating it to the Maine State Aquarium, far from any dinner rolls or pats of butter. The aquarium says it has three other blue lobsters and an orange one.

LaPlante says it's the first time he has caught a blue lobster.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Maine-lobsterman-catches-rare-blue-lobster-5710714.php#photo-6771068

[font color=blue]It's about time that we got one in the lobster constituency to vote for a Democrat![/font] :groan:

[JimDandy]

1. Wow...bee u ti ful creature!

Never knew such lobsters existed before. Thanks for the post TexasTowelie.

[TexasTowelie]

2. You're welcome.

I think that the photo may be color-enhanced though.

[JimDandy]

3. I think you're right.

when I googled photos of blue lobsters, all the ones I saw are a very subdued and mottled blue color.

[BlueCaliDem]

4. Nice animal! Color-enhanced or not, that's a beaute!

Thanks for sharing, TexasTowelie. I really appreciate it.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Did someone say blue lobster ?

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