Do You Like Lobster??

#1 How old do lobsters get??

-     If lobster does not get caught, they can live up to 100years
http://www.lobster.um.maine.edu

                        

 

#2 How old is the lobsters we seen in a grocery store or at a restaurant?

-  They are at least 5~7 years old and weigh about 1-2 pounds.

http://blogs.discovery.com

 

#3 How big can a lobster get?

-          According to Guinness world record, largest lobster ever recorded was weighed in at 44 pounds (20 kilograms) and stretched to 41 inches (106 centimeters) at Caught off eastern Canada in 1977.

       -          Largest lobster ever caught in Maine was 27-pound

You must see this! http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news/2012/02/largest-lobster-ever-caught-in-maine-has-claws-that-can-break-your-arm-1.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com

#4 Why is a lobster's shell so hard?

-          Because they do not have any bones or a skeleton on the inside like people do. Instead, they have a hard outer shell or exoskeleton to protect and shape them.

http://www.lobster.um.maine.edu