Lobster

Lobster
Kingdom
  Animal
Class
  Invertebrate
Family
  Lobster

 
Status
  Varies by Species
Added by
  mLuxa - turtle
Date Updated
  Sun Jan 19 21:44:51 2014
Image Credit
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue-lobster.jpg
Image Comment
  Blue American lobster.
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Lobster Facts & Trivia for kids

  • Lobsters have ten legs.
  • Lobsters have large claws on their front pair of legs.
  • Lobsters can live a long time, likely over 100 years.
  • Lobster species can vary in size from just a few inches to over 3 feet long.
  • Lobsters are bottom dwellers.
  • Lobster shells do not grow, instead the Lobster molts and forms a new shell.
  • There is a Family of animals called Spiny Lobsters that are similar to Lobsters but do not have claws.
  • Lobsters breath through gills.
  • Lobsters can regenerate lost claws, legs and eyes.
  • Adult Lobsters swim backward.
  • Lobsters turn red when cooked, they are not bright red when alive.
  • Lobsters have three pairs of claws. The large claws on the front pair of legs and small claws on the second and third pair of legs.

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