A vibrant lobster, celebrated for its cotton candy-inspired hues, has been captured in New England.
The Atlantic Lobster Company secured this extraordinary pink and blue crustacean off the shores of New Hampshire and Maine.
This unusual lobster now resides alongside two similarly-colored lobsters at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, New Hampshire, located at Odiorne Point State Park.
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“Cotton candy lobsters are roughly 1 in 100 million!” a representative from the science center informed Fox News Digital via email.
“Cotton candy” lobsters are 1 in 100 million, according to the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, New Hampshire. (Seacoast Science Center)
“Lobsters can be found in various colors including orange, yellow, red, blue, and cotton candy, which is a blend of pinks and purples against a blue background resembling ‘cotton candy,’ hence the name,” explained the representative.
The Seacoast Science Center serves as a nonprofit marine science education organization aiming to “ignite curiosity, increase understanding, and promote the preservation of our Blue Planet,” as stated on its website.
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lobsters inhabit the east coast of North America, from Newfoundland in Canada down to North Carolina.
Lobsters are found along the east coast of North America, stretching from Newfoundland in Canada to North Carolina, as indicated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The rare “cotton candy” lobster is now housed at a science center in New Hampshire. (Seacoast Science Center)
“Additionally, there are split lobsters, featuring red on one side and black on the other, and calico lobsters, another rare variety with a unique black and orange mottled appearance,” the representative added.
Regardless of their color, all lobsters turn red once exposed to hot water, according to NOAA.
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This month, two distinct orange-colored lobsters were sent to Red Lobster locations in North Carolina and Colorado.
The Seacoast Science Center in New Hampshire currently accommodates three “cotton candy” lobsters. (Seacoast Science Center)
Both were carefully transported to local aquariums for preservation.
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Orange lobsters develop their characteristic hue through dietary pigments, as explained by Jared Durrett, director of husbandry at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Tennessee, to Fox News Digital. Orange-colored lobsters are approximately 1 in 30 million.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Atlantic Lobster Company for further comments.
