lobster, n.Trivia

Lobsters have curious blood. It is normally transparent, but then turns blue when exposed to oxygen.

Lobster blood is blue due to its containing copper

A Lobster War was a three-year long war Between Brazil and France over spiny lobster fishing rights. No one died.

Lobsters have odd anatomy. Their brains are in their throats, their nervous systems are in their abdomens, their teeth are in their stomachs, and their kidneys are in their heads.

lobsters are into golden showers --- they squirt urine at each other's faces from little urine release nozzles under their eyes when fighting or flirting.

Lobster were considered the “cockroach of the ocean” up until WWII, and were cruelly fed to slaves and prisoners.

Spiny lobsters migrate in groups of 50 or more, forming a conga line on the ocean floor

Lobsters are not always red. About 1 in 5,000 North Atlantic Lobsters is born bright blue.

Lobsters are biologically immortal.

Lobsters do not die due to aging. They become stronger and more fertile with age due to the presence of enzyme telomerase which repairs DNA sequence.

Roly-poly are not insects but land crustaceans related to lobsters and shrimp.

Lobsters can live up to 50 years

Roly-poly, like other crustaceans, breathe through gills, can drink through their anus, and excrete gas through their exoskeleton instead of urinating.