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Electric-blue lobster caught off P.E.I.
cbc ^ | Jun 2, 2011

Posted on 06/02/2011 4:53:45 PM PDT by Daffynition

A fisherman hauled an extremely rare blue lobster out of the waters off P.E.I.'s North Shore Wednesday.

Blair Doucette landed the lobster in North Rustico. Only about one in four million lobsters is blue. The colour is caused by a genetic mutation.

Wendy Doucette, Blair's wife, told CBC News in 30 years of fishing he has never seen a blue lobster. They are considering donating the lobster to a local aquarium.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: bluelobster; geneticmutation
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1 posted on 06/02/2011 4:53:48 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

How did it swim all the way from Japan?


2 posted on 06/02/2011 4:55:38 PM PDT by Defiant (When Democrats lose voters, they manufacture new voters instead of convincing the existing voters.)
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To: Daffynition

Wow. Cool.


3 posted on 06/02/2011 4:56:28 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: Defiant

“How did it swim all the way from Japan?”

It rode on the back of Godzilla of course.


4 posted on 06/02/2011 4:56:40 PM PDT by dljordan ("Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered.")
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To: Daffynition

Cool!


5 posted on 06/02/2011 4:57:08 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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To: Daffynition

Saw it on NBC. Brian Williams had to apologize as they went off the air for saying earlier that PEI was a part of Nova Scotia. Typical idiot media.


6 posted on 06/02/2011 4:57:18 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: dljordan

Some reports say it actually flew over on Mothra’s back.


7 posted on 06/02/2011 4:58:08 PM PDT by gr8eman (People who have no souls never "Soul Search"!)
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To: buccaneer81

LOL!!! really, they did that? LOL!!!


8 posted on 06/02/2011 4:59:03 PM PDT by TruthConquers (.Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: Daffynition

Obama is already melting the butter and getting an arugula salad ready.


9 posted on 06/02/2011 4:59:15 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Daffynition

Would make for the nice subject of a sculpture out of sodalite.


10 posted on 06/02/2011 5:00:23 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: TruthConquers
Yep. And NBC is carrying the Stanley Cup finals, to boot.

They looked beyond stupid, and Williams was choking on the apology.

11 posted on 06/02/2011 5:00:57 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Daffynition

Also rare because it cannot camoflage itself against the seabed background. I’ve seen blue, yellow, even orange lobsters. Cool, but rare.


12 posted on 06/02/2011 5:03:15 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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To: buccaneer81

Stupid Williams

Everyone knows that PEI is where Anne of Green Gables lives


13 posted on 06/02/2011 5:04:47 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Daffynition
here's it's dad!

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(pic is the "artwork" at Denver International Airport. big taxpayer $$ spent on it)

14 posted on 06/02/2011 5:10:25 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: Daffynition

Crystal Gayle sings....don’t ya make my lobster bluuuue !

No ?

Ok ....no pass the butter jokes then.


15 posted on 06/02/2011 5:14:50 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Defiant
Hitch-hiked, part 'o the way.


16 posted on 06/02/2011 5:15:26 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Rebelbase
The Boston Aquarium always has one...here in CT Mystic Aquarium, not so often.


17 posted on 06/02/2011 5:18:03 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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I've seen freshwater electric blue crayfish in tank shops. Under a good light, they look surreal, but they're a bit pricey and sensitive to their water conditions.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

18 posted on 06/02/2011 5:18:13 PM PDT by Viking2002 (RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!!)
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To: Daffynition

They apparently still turn red when boiled, from what I remember hearing.


19 posted on 06/02/2011 5:18:18 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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20 posted on 06/02/2011 5:18:55 PM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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