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A rare orange-and-black calico lobster named Jack-O’-Lantern recently found a home at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center

Experts say her unique color comes from pigment compound astaxanthin, found in one in 30 million lobsters

Jackie joins rare blue lobster Neptune, though both are kept in separate tanks for safety

A rare, orange lobster with black spots has found a new home at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant, Mass., after a local lobsterman caught the calico crustacean in their net.

A video of the lobster, nicknamed Jack-O'-Lantern (Jackie for short), was shared on the school's YouTube channel, published on Friday, Oct. 10.

In it, Sierra Munoz, the outreach program coordinator at the Marine Science Center, explained that Jackie’s coloring is

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