July 12, 2024 began like any other day for Jose Romero. The dishwasher at Red Lobster in Pueblo, Colorado, began his layer by unpacking the day’s lobster deliveries. But when he got into the box with the live Crustaceans, he noticed a lively orange lobster. It was unlike any other he had seen in his twelve years on the job.
When he realized that he stumbled on something unusualRomero showed his find to Kendra Kastendieck, the restaurant’s manager. Kastendieck, who has been working in the food industry for two years, Decadesnever had met an orange lobster, either.
“Everyone knows the blue lobsters because they make Headlines and they are so brilliant in color, but these are only one in 2 million, the orange ones are one in 30 million. That’s why we thought it was especially cool when it came to the restaurant,” Kastendieck said.
The Red Lobster team called the unique Hummer “Crush” in honor of the Denver Broncos’ first championship team, “The Orange Crush.”
“I and many of my team members are native Denver Broncos fans and when we saw the orange color, we knew Crush would be an excellent Depictionsaid Kastendieck.
They then began searching for a permanent home for Crush and found one willing to take him in at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver. The lobster, who was brought to his new home on July 17, will spend a 30-day quarantine period there. Once the veterinarian gives permission, Crush will join other North Atlantic residents such as the American spiny lobsters in the “Lurks” exhibit.
Crush was not the only one unusual Lobster recently found. On July 21, 2024, a fisherman caught an even rarer lobster in the color of “cotton candy” off the coast of New Hampshire, USA. The Seacoast Science Center, where the lobster is now housedsays the chances of finding a lobster with pink, purple and blue Shades are 1 in 100 million!
Lobsters are often only culinary Joy. But the Crustaceansthat occur in the oceans worldwide are fascinating creatures. Lobster shells contain a distinguishable Mixture of red, blue and yellow pigments. These typically combine to form their feature brown color. However, vary Concentrations And Combinations of that Pigments can lead to a breathtaking color palette, as seen in the two recently discovered lobsters.
But their unique But that’s not all. The crustaceans’ brain is in the throat, their teeth in the stomach and their kidneys in the head! Water- Animals have poor eyesight. But they compensate for this by using their legs to hear and their feet to taste food. And those who Escape The dining table can last up to 50 years!
Resources: wgna.com, seacoastonline.com, USAtoday.com
