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Calvin the calico lobster, a "1-in-30-million specimen"
What's a lobster gotta do to avoid getting eaten these days? If you're a lobster living on the coast of Winter Harbor, Maine, the answer is: look like a lava lamp.
A pincer-wielding, black-and-orange lava lamp.
According to NPR, "Calvin" the calico lobster was close to being dunked into a vat of boiling water when the staff at a Cambridge, MA restauraunt noticed its mottled coloration:
Chef Jasper White tells The Boston Globe that he named the lobster Calvin — and contacted the New England Aquarium, which then made plans to pick Calvin up. The lobster will eventually take up residence at the Biomes Marine Biology Center in Rhode Island, according to the aquarium.
A post at the aquarium's blog explains that lobsters come in many different colors, ranging from brown and orange to white.
"While white appears to be the most rare at an estimated 1 in 100 million, coming in second place with an approximate 1 in 30 million is the calico lobster," according to the aquarium's exhibit galleries blog.
A post at the aquarium's blog explains that lobsters come in many different colors, ranging from brown and orange to white.
"While white appears to be the most rare at an estimated 1 in 100 million, coming in second place with an approximate 1 in 30 million is the calico lobster," according to the aquarium's exhibit galleries blog.
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