A Monday, July 6, 2015 photo shows the tail of a rare orange-brown split colored lobster that arrived recently at the Pine Point Fisherman's Co-Op in Scarborough, Me. According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chances of finding a split colored lobster is one in 50 million. Only the albino lobster, one in 100 million, is rarer than the split-colored lobster, according to the institute. (Yoon S. Byun/Portland Press Herald via AP) ONLINE OUT, ARCHIVE OUT
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A rare orange-brown split-colored lobster has turned up off the coast of Maine.
The Press Herald reports that the unusual lobster arrived last week at Pine Point Fisherman’s Co-Op in Scarborough.
According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chance of finding a split-colored lobster is one in 50 million.
The institute reports that only the albino lobster is rarer, with the chances of catching it at one in 100 million.