Rarest Lobster in the World Has 2 Sexes, Split-Color [Watch]

Medicine & Technology Dec 01, 2023

Bowie, considered the rarest lobster in the world, is gynandromorphy with two colors. Continue reading to learn more.

French Fishmonger Buys Extremely Rare Blue Lobster To Save It; Crustacean Will Be Released in Forbidden Fishing Area

Sep 20, 2023

A French fish vendor buys an extremely rare blue lobster only to release it back into the ocean. Continue reading to learn the full story.

Restaurant Employees Rescued Rare Orange Lobster From Being Cooked After Recognizing Its Unusual Color

Jul 29, 2022

An extremely rare orange lobster was found in a shipment to a restaurant in Florida and has now found its new home at Ripley's Aquarium. Find out how rare this lobster is in this article.

One in Two Million Rare Blue Lobster Caught by Maine Fisherman Released Back to the Ocean

Jul 11, 2022

Maine fisherman caught one of the rarest lobsters and chooses to set it free. Read on to find out what makes blue lobsters blue.

Jersey Fisherman Caught Rare Blue Lobster And Returned It to The Sea to Conserve Uniquely Colored Crustacean

Mar 03, 2022

A blue lobster is considered a one-in-two-million catch because it is very rare. Learn more about them in this article and see how valuable these uniquely colored crustaceans can be.

Cotton Candy Lobster Caught in Maine: What Could Have Caused Its Unique Iridescent Coloring?

Nov 12, 2021

A fisherman caught a rare cotton candy-colored lobster off the coast of Maine's Casco Bay, a find that only happens once in a lifetime.

101-Year-Old Maine Woman Dubbed "The Lobster Lady" Still Actively Boating, Lobstering Daily

Jul 19, 2021

Virginia Oliver, 101, has been catching lobsters since she was eight. Her nine-decade lobstering activity has earned her the title of "The Lobster Lady."

Genome Sequence of Lobster Hides Cancer-Free Secrets According to Marine Biologists

Jun 24, 2021

After marine biologists completed the genome sequencing of lobsters over 6 years, the crustaceans revealed their longevity secrets including immunity against cancer and deflecting tumor growth.

Lobster Underbellies Inspired MIT Engineers to Make Better Hydrogel for Artificial Tendons

Apr 26, 2021

MIT engineers used the architecture of lobster underbellies to make a tough and stretchy hydrogel for artificial tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.

Yawunik Arthropod Revealed—The Toothsome Creature that Gave Rise to Lobsters, Spiders and Butterflies

Mar 29, 2015

When you watch butterflies flutter through the sky and lobsters waddle in the sea, you may not readily believe that the two far off species have anything in common. But along with spiders, butterflies and lobsters share quite an interesting collective history-one where an ancient ancestor may have emerged from the sea. Cover the ocean, the land and the skies above the radiation of species into many forms are believed to have originated with a common ancestor as long as 508 million years ago. And in a new study published this week in the journal Paleontology researchers are finally giving a face to ancestor known as Yawunik kootenayi.