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When it comes to catching crustaceans, fishing for lobsters can be something of a treasure hunt. Among the typical gray-green wild body type of this popular seafood exist some bizarre and - occasionally very rare - exceptions. One such lobster recently avoided becoming part of the menu at a Red Lobster restaurant, but luckily for Freckles staff quickly realized they’d stumbled across something special.
Our speckly star, Freckles, is what’s known as a calico lobster, characterized by a body that’s covered in dark blue and bright orange spots. He was discovered among a delivery of lobster from Maine received by a Red Lobster restaurant in Manassas, Virginia. Recognizing they had some unusual catch on their hands, the restaurant contacted the Virginia Living Museum where Freckles will go on display as one of the museum’s many living exhibits.
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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: 12:24 PM EDT May 11, 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: 12:24 PM EDT May 11, 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 ac