You probably don’t think of a lobster as anything like an insect . . . especially when you’re eating it. But lobsters and insects are very similar in structure:
Both have hard skeletons covering and protecting their soft bodies; both have many legs with movable joints; both have bodies divided into segments; both have antennae; and both have similar blood, digestive, and reproductive systems.
And while insects are the most numerous creatures on land, lobsters and their relatives (crabs and shrimp) are the most common creatures in the sea.
Related Posts
-
Why Does Cooking Or Boiling a Lobster Make It Turn Red When Their Blood Is Colorless?
Lobsters have blood that is colorless unless exposed to oxygen, when it develops a bluish tint. Lobsters are mostly gray, green, or brown when alive, but never red. Boiling them breaks down the…
-
What Was The Biggest Lobster In The World?
The record for the biggest Lobster in the world was 34 pounds in 1992. When you remember that the average size is between 1.5 and 2 pounds, you realize how big that is.…
-
How Long do Lobsters Live for and How Long does it Take for a Lobster to Grow to Full Size?
Lobsters are a little different from humans and mammals, being that they're crustaceans n all. Many lobsters live up to 50 years and even more in some cases. Some scientists have even claimed…
-
How Did the Lobster Get its Name, What Does it Mean in Latin, and Where Does the Crustacean Come From?
The average lobster weighs about two pounds. But even though Shediac, New Brunswick, promotes itself as the Lobster Capital of the World, the largest lobster caught was in Nova Scotia and weighed 44.4…
-
What Is the Best Way To Cook a Live Lobster? Boil It or Steam It?
To find an authoritative answer, I went to Maine and interviewed several leading chefs and lobstermen. I found two distinct camps: the staunch steamers and the passionate plungers. “I plunge,” defiantly declared the…
-
How To Boil a Live Lobster
At the fish market, select one lively, tail-flipping, claw-raising lobster per person. You pick up a lobster by grasping its back, behind the head. If it droops when picked up, forget it and…
