Fabulous Facts
Lobsters
Lobsters
What do you think of when you hear "lobster"?
Here is an interesting fact you may not have known.
Did you know, lobsters are purple-blue in water. They turn red once they have been cooked!
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I think that is pretty cool!!
I did not know that until my SISTER VIDA told me!!
Submitted by *~Baila~*, age 8 (9, January 21st 2011),(December 2, 2010)Lobsters have not always been considered a tasty treat. In 17th and 18th-century America, laws were passed forbidding people to feed this “poor man’s food” to their servants more than twice a week!
Submitted by Ophelia, age older and wiser, Spider Magazine, USA(April 26, 2010)Lobsters must shed their shells in order to grow. When a lobster outgrows its shell, or exoskeleton, it grows a new one - cool!
Submitted by Sam, age caterpillar forever!, Spider Magazine, USA(April 26, 2010)Spiny lobsters do not have large claws to defend themselves; instead, they use their long, sharp
antennae to prevent an attacker from getting too close. (That gives me a great idea - I'll use my antennae for protection against Spider's pranks!)Submitted by Sonya, age MUCH more mature than Spider, Spider Magazine, USA(April 26, 2010)
