Title: 120 Surprising Lobster Facts That You Never Knew About
Headings: Lobster Facts
Lobster Facts
Lobsters can drown.
Lobsters can spend a limited amount of time outside of the water.
Lobsters aren’t insects.
Most lobsters have symmetrical bodies.
A lobster’s claws can exert a lot of pressure.
Lobsters can cut off their own limbs.
No one knows why lobsters drop off their limbs.
Lobsters can grow back lost limbs.
Lobsters taste with their legs.
Lobster eyes function differently from humans.
Cutting a lobster’s antennae causes them to molt.
Lobsters urinate from their faces.
Lobsters urinate on each other’s faces.
Lobsters have blue blood.
Living lobsters don’t have a red color.
A rare few lobsters come in different colors.
A museum in the USA has an exhibit of lobsters in many different colors.
New England is especially suitable as a habitat for lobsters.
Molting can get dangerous for lobsters.
Lobsters never stop growing.
Lobsters have bands that show how old they are.
You can easily tell male and female lobsters from each other.
Lobsters share the same gender names as chickens.
Fishermen also use other terms when referring to lobsters.
Female lobsters get ready to mate once they molt.
Female lobsters can choose when to fertilize their eggs.
Lobsters start molting while still in their eggs.
Lobsters suffer from high infant mortality.
Lobsters usually lay their eggs from July to August.
Some female lobsters get protection from getting caught.
Lobsters eat both plants and other animals.
Eating their own shells has benefits for lobsters.
Lobsters sometimes suffer from shell rot.
Lobsters keep their teeth in their stomachs.
Captured lobsters often eat each other.
Striped bass primarily prey on lobsters.
Other predators of the lobster include codfish and the octopus.
Lobsters usually walk on the ocean floor.
Lobsters can walk for up to 370 km.
Lobsters sometimes walk holding claws with each other.
Fishermen always release part of their catch back into the sea.
It takes time for a lobster to grow to the size fishermen keep.
Fishermen also return wounded lobsters into the sea.
Fishermen catch many different kinds of lobster during lobster season.
Lobster traps come in either metal or wood.
Lobster traps have a line connecting them to a buoy on the surface.
Some states place limits on how many traps a single fisherman can have at a time.
Lobster traps are very inefficient.
Lobsters actually see lobster traps as a convenient source of food.
Hunting lobsters by hand can get very dangerous.
Some people go lobster fishing at night.
Not all places require a license for a person to catch a lobster.
It takes a long time to become a professional lobster fisherman.
Lobster fishing is big business.
Lobster fishermen can get very territorial.
You don’t have to be a professional fisherman to profit from the lobster industry.
Being a lobster fisherman can get expensive.
Catching lobsters professionally can take the whole day.
The US law prohibits stealing from another person’s lobster traps.
You can catch other fish with a lobster trap.
It’s illegal to catch lobsters with nets.
The law gives allowances for fishermen who accidentally catch lobsters with their nets.
Farming lobsters is an experiment in progress.
Soft-shelled lobsters have a reputation for sweeter, more tender meat than other kinds of lobster.
Lobsters come in 3 kinds for cooking.
You usually have to cook lobsters alive.
Lobsters might seem dead or dying on arrival in the kitchen.
Lobsters don’t scream when they’re cooked.
The screaming when lobsters cook comes from their shells.
Freezing lobsters removes the need to cook them alive.
Some countries actually ban cooking lobsters alive.
Lobsters most commonly get cooked either through boiling or steaming.
Surf and turf lost popularity in the 1920s.
Lobster Newburg is another example of a lobster recipe.
Lobster Thermidor is another lobster recipe related to Lobster Newberg.
Bisque is a French soup that doesn’t actually use lobster meat.
Lobster rolls make up 1 of the most popular lobster recipes in the world.
Cappon magro is an Italian dish that can include lobsters as part of the recipe.
Cooking lobsters for too long causes their flesh to turn rubbery.
The lobster's antenna can indicate whether it's cooked or not.
Some chefs argue that steaming is much better than boiling when it comes to cooking lobster.
Boiling a lobster has its advantages too.
You can actually cook a lobster in a microwave.
You shouldn’t leave cooked lobster in a refrigerator for too long.
All lobsters taste the same.
Don’t worry if you see something green or red in your lobster meat.
A lobster’s legs have meat too.
Some people believe lobster meat has the effect of an aphrodisiac.
Lobsters naturally contain small amounts of mercury in their flesh.
Lobsters have plenty of protein but only small amounts of fat.
Certain religions ban eating of lobster.
Lobsters shells can get recycled into golf balls.
You can keep lobsters as pets.
France and Brazil once had a dispute over lobsters.
Lobsters are in no danger as a species of extinction.
Pollution is a main threat to lobsters.
Global warming is an especially dangerous threat to lobsters.
A character in the popular cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants is a lobster.
You can find the world’s largest lobster in China.

Content: 79 Cooking lobsters for too long causes their flesh to turn rubbery. 80 The lobster's antenna can indicate whether it's cooked or not. 81 Some chefs argue that steaming is much better than boiling when it comes to cooking lobster. 82 Boiling a lobster has its advantages too. 83 You can actually cook a lobster in a microwave. 84 You shouldn’t leave cooked lobster in a refrigerator for too long. 85 All lobsters taste the same. 86 Don’t worry if you see something green or red in your lobster meat. 87 A lobster’s legs have meat too. 88 Some people believe lobster meat has the effect of an aphrodisiac.