Arthropods:
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Interesting Facts:
- The common lobster is susceptible to the disease gaffkaemia, though it is most common in American Lobsters. - The pincers of the common lobster are different sizes and serve different functions, one for cutting and the other for crushing -A large species, the common lobster can grow up to one meter in length. The heviest recorded individual weighed over 19 pounds! - As well as walking, lobsters are able to swim short distances. -The common lobster scavenges on food items found on the seabed. |
Vocabulary :
pereiopods: are primarily walking legs and are also used for gathering food. they also carry the sexual organs
exoskeleton: the external skeleton that supports and protects the animals body
Benthic: the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or lake.
gaffkaemia: the effects of gaffkaemia infection include lethargy (typically seen as a drooping tail) anorexia and a pink color on the ventral side of the abdomen
Scavenges: to search for food
Sources:
Arkive
Wikipedia
Orkney Lobster Hatchery
Echinoderms:
Dermasterias imbricata
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