A few fun facts.

Did you know....

--Lobsters exhibit 'handedness'?? Some lobsters will have the crusher claw on the right side while others will have it on the left. You can see that this lobster's "crusher claw" is on his right side. Look as he grabs the sucker from his dad's hand.

--Lobsters use complicated signals to establish social relationship?? Listen as this lobster uses complicated, yet sophisticated, language to establish his social relationship with his dad and me.

--To escape from enemies, lobsters swim backwards by flipping their tail?? This lobster is unique in that he runs forward in an attempt to fool and disarm perceived "enemies"--aka--those that want to take away his sucker because he's getting blue gunk and sticky slobber all down his cute lobster costume.

--Lobsters eyes are compound eyes, consisting of hundreds of lenses joined together on the ends of pair of jointed organs called stalks?? This lobster has beautiful blue eyes consisting of hundreds of eyelashes.

--Lobsters come in a variety of colors?? Pictured here is one of the rarest of the species. Not much is known about the elusive Blue-Mouth-With-Beautiful-Eyes-And-A-Really-Smart-Mom lobster. Here's a rare glimpse:

And finally--Did you know that lobsters know how to text?? It's true, and I've got the photograph to prove it!There you have it folks, your marine biology lesson for the year! Happy Halloween from your favorite crustacean!!