Bizarre Blue Lobster Saved From the Pot and to Go on Display at the London Aquarium

Mirror ^ | 11/17/2011 | Euan Stretch

[nickcarraway]

HE was heading for a pan of boiling water, ready to be served up for dinner.

But this electric-blue lobster has given scientists food for thought instead because of its colour.

The eye-catching crustacean named Lionel was caught by fishermen off Scotland and sent to a London market.

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But fishmonger Rex Goldsmith thought he was too beautiful to eat and bought him for a tenner before handing him over to the Natural History Museum.

Rex, 45, who saw Lionel at Billingsgate Market while buying supplies for his Chelsea Fishmonger shop, said: “It’s the most striking blue lobster I have seen in 30 years in the business and was too nice to put in a pot and boil.”

The museum believes the European lobster, usually a much darker shade of blue, has a rare genetic variant.

Lionel will go on display at the London Aquarium – well it would be shellfish not to show him off.

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[angcat]

HE IS BEAUTIFUL. How big is he?

[Rightly Biased]

My daughter just told me a blue lobster is one in 2 Million a yellow lobster is one 30 million and the Crystal Lobster is one in 100 million..She had some video she played on her ipod.

the blue lobster is blue because of a genetic defect that makes them produce too much protien..

Hey she did learn something in School.

[Rightly Biased]

My daughter just told me a blue lobster is one in 2 Million a yellow lobster is one 30 million and the Crystal Lobster is one in 100 million..She had some video she played on her ipod.

the blue lobster is blue because of a genetic defect that makes them produce too much protien..

Hey she did learn something in School.

[Rightly Biased]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poGo6YzNkPg

at 30 seconds in the video all about lobsters kinda cool

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks

[spetznaz]

Thank you.

[fso301]

HE IS BEAUTIFUL. How big is he?

Don't know. I'd guess about a pound. His body is 27cm long which is about 10.5 inches. Tip of the claw to tip of the tail is 40cm which is about 16 inches.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Paging George Carlin......I’ve found the blue food!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JJ.

[Bellflower]

You have to see the picture of him in order to appreciate him. He really is a beautiful blue.

[ken5050]

Good for her

[angcat]

Thank you Professor.

[TheOldLady]

Don’t turn tail and run because of it.