Rare Calico Lobster Turns up in Maine

Posted: September 10, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Calico Lobster-AP

BETHEL, Maine –  The owner of a Maine bait and tackle shop says she found a rare calico-colored lobster that was caught off the state’s coast.

Sarah Lane says the crustacean, covered in orange blotches, appeared in a crate of lobsters brought from the Pemaquid Lobster Co-op in Bristol last weekend.

"We're investigating that other 5%'"

“I’ve always had a soft spot for girls with freckles.”

The University of Maine says the odds of finding one are about one in 30 million.

Lane named the lobster “Freckles.” Read the rest of this entry »

Sacré Bleu! Maine Teen Nets Rare Blue Lobster

Posted: August 24, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Entertainment, Food & Drink, Mediasphere | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
"That's a rare one, indeed. They have their own special dialect, and use a lot of slang, hard to understand, but they sure are pretty, aren't they?"

“Blue lobsters sometimes deal with prejudice, in the lobster community, because of their exoskeleton color. But they’re real pretty, I think.”