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🦞 8 Amazing European Lobster Facts

Lobsters are armored crustaceans with powerful claws, chemosensory antennae and the ability to regrow lost limbs.

Quick European Lobster facts

1. Lobsters smell and taste with sensory hairsChemical receptors occur on antennae, mouthparts and legs.
2. Their two large claws have different jobsOne is often a heavier crusher while the other is a slimmer cutter.
3. Lobsters molt to growA new soft exoskeleton expands before hardening after the old shell is shed.
4. They can regenerate limbsA lost leg or claw may regrow over successive molts.
5. Their blood uses copper-based hemocyaninOxygenated hemolymph can appear bluish.
6. Lobsters are mostly active at nightThey leave shelter to forage when light is low.
7. They communicate chemicallyUrine carries social signals released into water near the head.
8. Very large lobsters are usually oldGrowth slows but can continue over a long lifespan.
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Why european lobster are fascinating

Lobsters are armored crustaceans with powerful claws, chemosensory antennae and the ability to regrow lost limbs. Looking at these traits together reveals how the animal solves the everyday challenges of feeding, movement, communication, reproduction and survival.

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