Purple purple king crab in America

A strange blue-green emperor crab was discovered in Alaska, USA, probably due to mutations.

>>>Exotic purple-green emperor crabs in Japan

Frank McFarland and the emperor crab are blue purple.(Photo: AP)

According to the AP, the Emperor's crab was discovered by a fisherman named Frank McFarland on July 4. It is about the same size as the other red emperor crabs, but stands out thanks to lavender-green purple.

The crab was taken to Norton Aquatic Center for two weeks. Here, the different colors of crabs have attracted the attention of many local people and researchers. Frank continued to keep this crab later.

Red emperor crab with blue violet is a very rare phenomenon. Scott Kent, a local researcher, said the king's blue color could be the result of mutations.

In January, a crab with a purple-green lavender color was discovered in a red emperor crab shipment in Japan. The crab weighs about 3.5 kg, about a meter in length.