Maine Lobster Picture

Great Maine vacations and lobster - they go hand-in-hand, don't they? Yes!

But, if you have never seen a Maine lobster, and plan on eating one while vacationing in Maine, you may want to check out a Maine lobster picture...

...before you order one of these decadent cold-water shellfish.

At first glance, a whole Maine lobster can be somewhat intimidating - so it may be best that you have your first glimpse of one here.

After all, the lobster anatomy is a bit unique. With two antenna, a set of bulging eyes, and ten legs...

...eight of which are walking legs, and two of them - the ones located closest to the lobsters head - used as lobster claws (the smaller being a pincher claw and the larger a crusher claw)...

...a body filled with little more than tamale and a few strands of meat, a feathery tipped tail containing the bulk of the lobsters' meat...

...all encased in a hard or soft shell - depending on whether or not it is a molting lobster - this crustaceans is truly a rarity to look at.

And when you do see one, the color of Maine lobster - a grayish, brown, or a reddish, orange - will depend on whether you first see it first as a fresh live lobster, or as a cooked lobster

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Uncooked Fresh Live Maine Lobster

When are you likely to see fresh, live Maine lobster, with the grayish, brown color? If you eat lobster dinner at a Maine lobster pound, you will typically have an opportunity to see the live lobsters that are kept in their saltwater holding tanks. At some restaurants, you may even have the option to choose the lobster that you would like cooked for your own meal.

And, if you plan to buy lobster to take home with you, or have whole lobster shipped and delivered to your home, you will also be purchasing live lobster...

....which of course means that you, or someone else, will need to learn how to cook lobster. Thankfully, it can be very easy if you learn how to steam lobster and create some of the delicious Maine lobster recipes that are prepared from cooked lobster meat.

Cooked Maine Lobster

The Maine lobster image that people most frequently have is that of a fully cooked lobster, with reddish, orange coloring. This is exactly how lobster is served in Maine lobster shacks, lobster pounds, restaurants, and clambakes.

And although a cooked lobster may not look any less intimidating than a live lobster, it very is easy to learn how to eat a lobster. Thankfully there are no rules...