Fisherman Catches 2-Tone, Gender-Bending Lobster

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Fisherman Catches 2-Tone, Gender-Bending Lobster

Posted by Hemos on Monday January 17, 2005 @05:35AM from the wonderful-evolution dept.

sbowles writes "A lobster fisherman out of Halifax Nova Scotia has caught a 2-coloured hermaphrodite lobster. The ocean oddity is a first for Murray Townsend and his crew. 'I've seen lobsters of different colours, shades and with different markings, but nothing quite like this.' The animal has been donated to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography."

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tsunami by jannesha · 2005-01-17 05:38 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm sure that this washed up because of the recent tsunamies!

(karma be damned...)
Is it me or is this lobster posing? by Alpha27 · 2005-01-17 05:41 · Score: 4, Funny

Well if it is a hermaphrodite, then it has the traits of a gay man from soho. "Honey I'm here to conquer the world" *two snaps*
Two Tons! by Phillup · 2005-01-17 05:42 · Score: 2, Funny

I'll be the first to admit that I scan this site.

But, the first time I read the title... I swear... I thought it said two tons.

That would be a hell of a meal!

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Re:The Tim Curry of Lobsters?! by Fr05t · 2005-01-17 05:54 · Score: 2, Informative

Actually Lobsters are rarely red until you cook them. Greenish Brown and sometimes all blue are more common in the Maritimes (Atlantic Canada).
Michael Jackson of the sea by L.+VeGas · 2005-01-17 06:02 · Score: 5, Funny

What's two colors, two sexes, and shouldn't have little children play with it?

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News for nerds...... by geekboxjockey · 2005-01-17 06:05 · Score: 2, Funny

Stuff that matters? sorry, I was just rather surprised to see this on slashdot... maybe someone will get linux running on it....?
1. Re: News for nerds...... by Black+Parrot · 2005-01-17 10:24 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  > maybe someone will get linux running on it
  
  As a dual boot system, no doubt.
  
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How... by jangobongo · 2005-01-17 06:42 · Score: 2, Interesting

How is it genetically possible to have a creature that is blue/female on one side and grayish-green/male on the other side? That seems impossible to me. Have there been any other examples in the animal world showing such a split?

I was expecting someone here to say, "That wee beastie got a little to close too the nuclear power plant" or some such.

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1. Re: How... by Black+Parrot · 2005-01-17 10:32 · Score: 2, Interesting
  
  > Sorry I don't have a reference, I was reading this a few months ago and was really surprised.
  
  chimera
  
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When interviewed... by Lars+T. · 2005-01-17 07:08 · Score: 3, Funny

the lobster said his name was Lokai, and his race os blue-and-brown lobsters were at war with this race of brown-and-blue lobsters...

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CBC stream by illusion_2K · 2005-01-17 08:14 · Score: 2, Informative

The CBC has a stream of their TV coverage (in real, but what can you do?) availible here
It's out of character for me but... by cyberzephyr · 2005-01-17 10:02 · Score: 2, Funny

I wonder if anyone told the lobster to go fuck it's self. Please forgive this.

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