Two rare orange lobsters delivered to Tampa Bay area seafood market in same shipment

Two rare orange lobsters were found in the same shipment to Whitney's Seafood Market in Hudson, Florida. HUDSON, Fla. - Whitney's Seafood Market in Hudson gets a shipment of lobsters delivered twice a week from Maine.But Monday's delivery came with a rare surprise: not one, but two orange-colored lobsters.The pair stood out easily among the rest of the pack.Most lobsters are a muddy color, which helps them blend into their environment and protect them from predators.

But rare lobsters can be found in a variety of colors, including blue, white, and orange.Talk about a catch of a lifetime! A Maine lobsterman scored a 1-in-100 million catch: A rare cotton candy shaded lobster.

The lobster, caught in Maine’s Casco Bay in Nov. 2021, features an iridescent, opal-like shade on its shell, a result of a genetic mutation that creates unique colorings.RELATED: Maine lobsterman scores 1-in-100 million catch: an ultra-rare cotton candy lobsterAccording to the Maine Lobstermen's Community Alliance, your chance of finding a lobster is about one in two million, while the rarest lobster is white — with the odds of finding one at only one in 100 million.The chances of finding an orange lobster, meanwhile, is said to be one in 30 million — making the discovery at Whitney's Seafood Market all the more remarkable.One of the two rare orange lobsters that were found in the same shipment to Whitney's Seafood Market in Hudson, Florida.

However, it comes on the heels of two other recent orange lobster finds, which is leading researchers to question if the brightly colored lobsters aren't as rare as they've been thought to be.Last month, a bright orange lobster was rescued from a Red Lobster restaurant in South Florida, earning the nickname.