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Woman captures perfect photo of a seagull brazenly stealing a lobster roll right out of her hand

The ultimate Maine crime
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Marcus Gilmer
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Beware the seagulls of Maine for they take what they want -- especially if it's a lobster roll.

That was the lesson learned by Alicia Jessop, who was simply trying to take a photo of a delicious lobster roll she was eating for lunch during a visit to Maine. A thieving-ass seagull had other ideas and swooped in to nab the sandwich away from her. Well, at least she got one hell of a photo for her troubles.

Jessop tweeted on Friday that she was trying to line up the perfect Maine photo -- lobster roll in the foreground, lighthouse in the background -- when the attack came from above and the happenstance of timing gave her this one perfect snap.

As for the food, well, the seagull didn't even take the best part.

Twitter naturally did what it does when presented with such a glorious image and made with the jokes.

Credit where it's due: Jessop was not deterred from her lobster roll dreams, even if she didn't get a seagull-related discount.

Lobster roll buyers beware.

Topics Animals

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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