Fun Facts about Rhode Island Lobsters . . .
As
a lobster grows, it sheds its shell, increasing in weight by 25%
each time, and a lobster will shed its shell 24 times the first
year.
A
lobster that has lost a claw is called a “cull”.
It will regenerate the lost claw.
A lobster with no claws is called a “bullet”.
A
lobster is approximately 7 years old before it is legal to
harvest, and it will weigh about 1 pound.
A
lobster takes 18 to 24 months to develop from time of impregnation
to the hatching of the egg.
A
lobster will commonly store food by burying it on the bottom of
the ocean and defending the area much like a dog.
A
lobster will catch fish, other crustaceans, and mollusks for their
food.
An
older lobster only molts every four or five years.
A
lobster is the size of a mosquito when it leave the female
lobster’s body.
A
lobster’s age is approximately his/her weight multiplied by 4,
plus 3 years.
When
a lobster sheds its shell, it is called molting.
The female is impregnated after it has molted.
A lobster is a happy lobster if it is a Rhode Island
Lobster!
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