Whatzit?

[webenda]

Yes, a lobster, but............

........not the reason why this one is specifically colored like it is. There is a very real and perhaps unusual reason for this,

It is a hermaphrodite lobster, a lady on one side and a man on the other side. The colors are sex-linked. The red and black lobster in my image is an example.

There are human hermaphrodites also.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yes, a lobster, but............

........not the reason why this one is specifically colored like it is. There is a very real and perhaps unusual reason for this,

It is a hermophrodite lobster, a lady on one side and a man on the other side.

Actually, is an example of a bilateral gynandromorph.

[webenda]

Yes, a lobster, but............

........not the reason why this one is specifically colored like it is. There is a very real and perhaps unusual reason for this,

It is a herhermaphrodite lobster, a lady on one side and a man on the other side.

Actually, is an example of a bilateral gynandromorph.

A gynandromorph can have bilateral asymmetry—one side female and one side male. Alternatively, the distribution of male and female tissue can be more haphazard.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It is a herhermaphrodite lobster, a lady on one side and a man on the other side.

Actually, is an example of a bilateral gynandromorph.

Actually, a bilateral gynandromorph is a hermaphrodite but a hermaphrodite is not necessarily bilateral.

Yes, the key word here is bilateral. The demarcation line was particularly striking with this lobster. Figured this might make Murph's aversion to seafood more interesting/entertaining.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

An edifying conversation, but not appetizing, that's for sure.

[rogruth]

Do the lobsters make choices about which sex they are or do they just stay confused as some people apparently do?

[robert.]

Do the lobsters make choices about which sex they are or do they just stay confused as some people apparently do?

No they drown their sorrows in butter and roll with it

[webenda]

The cat's multi-color fur is explained by her sex-linked fur color genes.

[webenda]

What explains this?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What explains this?

Leprechauns - she stood too close to a rainbow and they zapped her.

She comes in colors ev'rywhere
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors

[HONDO74]

What explains this?

Leprechauns - she stood too close to a rainbow and they zapped her.

I wonder how she got that close to a rainbow, I have chased them for years and they disappear before I can even get close. I guess only Leprechauns can do it. Maybe she found the pot of gold and spent it on her hair.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Neediness. Almost desperate . And harmless self-expression. I hope she finds somebody who appreciates her.

And maybe she has a playfulness, too.

Plus, a self-indulgently carefree spirit.

(Life is complicated.)

[Roy]

What explains this?

I think she's wearing a wig over her red hair.

[robert.]

I did that a few times to my 5 year old's hair. Hoping it keeps her from wanting to do it as a teenager.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Probably all CGI.