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It was recently discovered that spiny lobsters can also navigate by detecting the Earth's magnetic field. [18] They keep together by contact, using their long antennae. [19] Potential predators may be deterred from eating spiny lobsters by a loud screech made by the antennae of the spiny lobsters rubbing against a smooth part of the exoskeleton ...
The California spiny lobster is one of the largest spiny lobster species, [4] and grows up to 60 centimeters (24 in) long, but does not usually exceed 30 cm (12 in). [3] Males can weigh up to 7.4 kilograms (16 lb)., [ 4 ] with the record being a 16 lbs., 1 oz. male caught off Catalina island in 1968.
Panulirus ornatus (known by a number of common names, including tropical rock lobster, [3] [4] ornate rock lobster, [5] ornate spiny lobster [2] and ornate tropical rock lobster [6]) is a large spiny lobster with 11 larval stages.
Jasus edwardsii, the southern rock lobster, red rock lobster, or spiny rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found throughout coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands. It is commonly called crayfish in Australia and New Zealand and kōura in Māori. [3]
Palinurus elephas is a commonly caught species of spiny lobster from the East Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.Its common names include European spiny lobster, [2] crayfish or cray (in Ireland), crawfish (in England), common spiny lobster, [3] Mediterranean lobster [4] and red lobster.
‘The spotted spiny lobsters are sort of the knights in spiny armor, if you will.’ What’s the secret surprising power of lobster pee? It can protect Florida’s coral reefs
She believes diet may play some role in the expression of a lobster's shell layers, as depending on what lobsters eat, different proteins could be absorbed that allow different shell colors to ...
Like other spiny lobsters, Panulirus echinatus has no pincer-like chelae on its front walking legs. It differs from related species by having just two large spines on the antennular plate, just in front of the carapace, and the exopod of the third feeding appendage is reduced and bears no flagellum. The basic colour is brown with large white ...