Bowie the lobster is half-blue, half-red, and all kinds of rare

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https://www.npr.org/2023/11/27/1214920172/bowie-lobster-half-blue-half-red-rare

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Bowie the lobster is half-blue, half-red, and all kinds of rare

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 5:10 AM ET
By Alina Hartounian



A fisherman shows off Bowie the lobster, which is half-blue, half-red and very rare.
Jacob Knowles

Contrary to what a certain casual dining chain might suggest, lobsters come in many colors. There are blue lobsters, orange lobsters, and even calico lobsters.

But Bowie, named after pop icon David Bowie, is a rock star lobster. Bowie is half-red, half-blue; half-male, half-female; and all kinds of rare.

A bicolored lobster is a 1 in 50 million occurrence, according to New England Aquarium biologist Jordan Baker.

The split-color crustacean's blue side is, in adherence to gender reveal party norms, male, while the red is female. Bowie was caught by a lobster fisherman off the coast of Maine and has since clawed its way to internet stardom.

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1. Hmmm, add some clarified butter and let's party

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2. Really cool story, thanks for posting it!

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