Lobster (American)
About the Lobster (American)
They can live 100+ years and never stop growing. The largest caught weighed 20 kg. They taste with their legs and chew with their stomach. Their brain is in their throat and their teeth are in their stomach. They can regenerate lost limbs. They are not red until cooked - they are normally dark blue-green. Rare blue lobsters occur in 1 in 2 million. They can amputate their own claw to escape a trap. Females carry sperm for months before using it. They migrate 150+ km seasonally. They are worth $500M+ annually to the fishing industry.
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