When you Think Calico it’s Not Always Cats
Whenever I hear the term ‘Calico’ applied toward an animal I naturally think of cats. But a very unusual lobster from our area turned up at a Red Lobster in Manassas, Virginia.
A calico lobster was discovered at the Red Lobster in Manassas Virginia and the quick-thinking staff knew they had something special on their hands and saved the crustacean from the cooking pot, according to a story in the unionleader.com.
Freckles Will Leave out the Rest of His Days in Peace
The calico lobster has been nicknamed “Freckles” and will be spending his retirement at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, according to the news site.
Rare Lobster Delivered To Restaurant
(Manassas)- The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News is now the home to an ultra-rare Calico lobster. The male lobster was delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Manassas last month with its seafood delivery, and team members immediately noticed something different about it. Turns out the Calico-colored lobsters are very rare, about one-in-30-million to be exact. The restaurant nicknamed it Freckles and donated the crustacean to a museum.
Extremely Rare Calico Lobster Rescued from RED LOBSTER
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It’s not only due to the release of a new
Venom trailer that lobster is on the brain this morning. The Virginia city of Manassas recently hosted a tale of crustacean liberation, the likes of which not seen since John Mulaney’s iconic
Saturday Night Live sketch. A Red Lobster in the Old Dominion found a rarity among its captive crawdads, per
CNN; staff members noted one live lobster adorned with orange and black freckles. Now, to the average diner, this may seem like little more than a curio. (Or an uneven tan.) But a skilled marine biologist could tell you straight away this specimen is a Calico.
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A speckled lobster caught the eye of some chefs at Red Lobster. Turns out, it s 1 in 30 million Share Updated: 7:39 PM EDT May 7, 2021 Jocelyn Brumbaugh
A speckled lobster caught the eye of some chefs at Red Lobster. Turns out, it s 1 in 30 million Share Updated: 7:39 PM EDT May 7, 2021
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Show Transcript spared from a pot of boiling water Inside this saltwater tank sits the new star of the Virginia Living Museum as a person who really, really loves all lobsters. Um it was very exciting, just like her name tag shows brit sorensen training and Enrichment coordinator is Loony for lobsters. Lobsters are very underrated. People typically walk by a tank with lobsters in it and they mostly think, oh that looks like it, be tasty. Look at that big lobster, that s kind of crazy, it s scary. But what pastor buys will soon see on display is freckles adorned with golden speckles. This kind of lobster is actual