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What Color are Lobsters?

May 15th 2008 01:03
If you said they are reddish in color, you are partially right. Actually, they can be any of several colors including blue.
A blue lobster
A blue lobster
The blue, or other color, is caused by genetic differences in pigmentation.




Most lobsters are reddish in color. These are the more normal ones.
A red lobster
A red lobster


What about the blood of lobsters? Is it red or blue? Actually, it is a whitish color with some blue tint. The blue is caused by copper in their blood. The same idea is present in animals with red blood; it is the iron in the blood which makes it appear red.

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Comment by Whitney

May 16th 2008 18:20
My parents used to have a blue crawfish in their aquarium, but it ate smaller fish. He would jump up in the air. It was so funny to watch, but after eating say 3 fish, he died. :-\

Comment by Roger Harris

May 16th 2008 22:11
Thanks for the comment. I have had people ask if this is for real as they have never seen a blue lobster. As you can vouch for me, lobsters and their crawfish cousins are sometimes blue in color. Please return often for new items I post.

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