Blue Lobster
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Blue Lobster
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America, chiefly from Labrador to New Jersey. It is also known as true lobster, northern lobster, or Maine lobster.An estimated one in 2 million lobsters are blue. A genetic mutation causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein.The protein and a red carotenoid molecule known as astaxanthin combine to form a blue complex known as crustacyanin, giving the lobster its blue color.
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October 19th, 2014
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