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Did you Know? List of Facts about Lobsters
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Lobsters, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Lobsters are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: Lobsters are edible marine crustaceans (shellfish) normally red in colour and characterised by a pair of large unequal claws.

  • Fact 2 -  Lobsters are related to the crayfish, shrimp, and Crab
  • Fact 3 - Lobsters are found in all the oceans of the world
  • Fact 4 - Lobsters have the same major internal body structures as humans including a brain, heart, nervous system, stomach and intestines
  • Fact 5 - The tail of a lobster is made of seven pieces, including the fanlike tip
  • Fact 6 - Lobsters molt! For lobsters to grow they must shed their shell
  • Fact 7 - The lobster grinds its food with six pairs of jaws
  • Fact 8 - Lobsters stats and facts
    • Weight: 1 lb - 4 lb
    • Length: 25-50 centimeters
    • Habitat: Oceans
    • Lifespan: 15 - 50 yrs
  • Fact 9 - Some American Lobsters grow to more than 3 feet (90 cm) and weigh more than 40 pounds (18 kg)
  • Fact 10 - Deep-sea lobsters are completely blind
  • Fact 11 - Other Lobsters have have compound eyes - each eye is made of many smaller eyes
  • Fact 12 - Lobsters have gills at the base of its walking legs. The gills are blood filled organs that extract oxygen from seawater
  • Fact 13 - American lobsters have the ability to catch small fish with their claws
  • Fact 14 - The lobster has one large claw and one smaller claw
  • Fact 15 - The larger claw of the lobster has thick teeth for crushing prey
  • Fact 16 - The smaller claw of the lobster is used to slice its prey
  • Fact 17 - The collective name for a group is a school

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