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1-in-100 million 'cotton candy' lobster caught off New Hampshire alive and well at aquarium

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A 1-in-100-million "cotton-candy" lobster that exhibited vibrant pink, purple and blue hues was caught by a lobsterman off the coast of New Hampshire in late July .

The variation in lobster coloration comes from genetic mutations that change the way this pigment interacts with proteins in the shell.

The lobster, estimated to be between 8 and 10 years old , will spend the rest of its days at the Seacoast Science Centre in New Hampshire .