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You might think that all lobsters are bright red, but they only turn that color after they've been cooked for dinner. Lobsters are normally a blend of brown, green, and red, although some lobsters are blue or white. Visit the Aquarium's rare blue and white lobsters to see for ...You might think that all lobsters are bright red, but they only turn that color after they've been cooked for dinner.

Lobsters are normally a blend of brown, green, and red, although some lobsters are blue or white. Visit the Aquarium's rare blue and white lobsters to see for yourself. Lobsters are invertebrates with a hard protective exoskeleton.

Like most arthropods, lobsters must shed to grow, which leaves them vulnerable. During the shedding process, several species change color. Lobsters have eight walking legs; the front three pairs bear claws, the first of which are larger than the others.

The front pincers are also biologically considered legs, so they belong in the order Decapods ("ten-footed"). Although lobsters are largely bilaterally symmetrical like most other arthropods, some genera possess unequal, specialized claws. Lobster anatomy includes two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the abdomen.

The cephalothorax fuses