Red lobsters are frequently found in sea waters. But, have you ever heard of a ‘blue’ lobster? American fisherman Lars-Johan Larsson discovered a very rare blue lobster. The chances of discovering a blue lobster in the seas are one in a million.
The fisherman took to Instagram and wrote, “This blue Lobster was collected off the coast of yesterday and returned to the water to continue growing.” The image has been well received and internet users were both astonished and impressed. The image received half a million likes.
This blue Lobster was caught off the coast of Portland yesterday and returned to the water to continue to grow. Blue lobsters are one in two million. pic.twitter.com/6chTk7PoLP
— Lars-Johan Larsson (@LarsJohanL) July 3, 2022
The yellow ones are even more rare, they're 1 in 30 million! pic.twitter.com/IIRfWrV8UD
— Artemi (@NegativeSilence) July 4, 2022
Most of the lobsters in the wild are muddy brown or red in colour. University of Maine’s Lobster Institute says finding a blue lobster is very rare and there is only one in a million chance that you will find one!