Have you ever imagined the appearance of a blue lobster It is thought that there is a one in two million chance of catching a blue lobster, according to experts at Oxford Universitys zoology department. However, this accomplishment was just made possible when a fisherman discovered this unusual animal on the UKs southern Cornish coast. Chris Puckey saw it on Sunday, May 5, when he found the crab in one of his traps close to Polperro village. The remarkable lobster has captured the attention of people worldwide, who are curious to discover why it has such a unique color.Caught 2 days ago in #Polperro A blue lobster. Local fisherman Chris Puckey found it in his lobster pot. Apparently a 1 in 2 million chance. He was taken to a local aquarium where he will live out the rest of his days! The lobster, not the fisherman. @BBCCornwall @CornwallLive pic.twitter.com/fZ9NZupkFz— Ian Dunbar OBE (@DunbarianOBE) May 8, 2024Blue attracts traction! The lobsters unusual color has garnered a lot of media attention for Chris Puckey. The BBC claims that the primary cause of the newly discovered lobsters electric blue color is a genetic abnormality that causes an overabundance of a particular protein to be produced in its body. A lobster is like a painting, according to Andrew Hebda, the zoology curator of the Museum of Natural History in Nova Scotia, who made this statement before to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It does not appear like the typical lobster that is frequently found in the sea. Some genetic mutation has subdued the colors.Unuseual phenomenonOnce Puckey found the lobster, he delivered it to Jacqueline Spencer, a fisherman and proprietor of Kittys Lobster, Crab and Seafood Shack, a Polperro restaurant that sells freshly caught seafood. They had previously chosen to put it back in the water, but they were afraid it might be eaten by other predators, she told the BBC. Puckey and Spencer made the decision to give the lobster to a nearby aquarium in order to preserve it as a consequence. She added, The fisherman received a fair price for the unusual lobster.Rare findingsThere have already been reports of remarkable lobster discoveries. A Boston couple discovered a rare periwinkle blue lobster in Marblehead in September of last year. After the storm passed through, they discovered it. However, the couples fear of misfortune due to the impending storm led them to ultimately opt to return the lobster to the water.
