People all over the world are going crazy over this extremely rare Maine lobster.
In lobster land, black has replaced orange.
According to CNN, a fisherman made history on Friday off the Maine coast when he caught a lobster with an unusual calico pattern. The two-toned creature’s Halloween color is the product of a genetic abnormality, according to scientists. Its appearance is reminiscent of Batman’s Two-Face, with black and orange portions.
The odds of catching a lobster are one in fifty million, which is comparable to winning the Megabucks jackpot, so hold off on preparing your trap just yet.
Donated to the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries by its fisherman capturer, Captain Daryl Dunham, the bicolor marine organism was found in islands southwest of Bar Harbor. In a recent Facebook post, the charity shared a photo of Dunham holding the animal and wrote, “We’ve seen some pretty cool lobsters in our marine touch tank over the years, but this one might be a first!”
For further information on “Maine’s iconic lobster fishery” and the “unique lobster,” the center encouraged anyone interested in crayfish to stop by Discovery Wharf.
One commenter said, “it looks half-cooked!” in response to the post, which caused a rush of responses.
Two orange “freckled” crustaceans, which occur in a population of one every 30 million, and a dark blue variant, which occurs in a population of one per two million, are housed in the same “touch tank” as the bi-colored lobster.
But if they want to view the main attraction, tourists best move quickly. According to Fox News, the two-toned lobster will be returned to the waters of New England where it was discovered in the middle of October.