Between lobsters the color of cotton candy, depressed lobster men, and misinformation spread by the wonderful Phoebe from Friends, there is a lot to learn about lobsters. Today, we talk about true or clawed lobsters, crayfish, and spiny lobsters and other lobster imposters. Let’s dive in.

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FOOTAGE: Cotton-Candy Lobster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uM4zAYdWU Slipper Lobster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmShYp0umes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnTS1Z3O-0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPuIl8J95F4 “She’s Your Lobster”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvRjF0NBeM Lobster Female Migration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6nhOChpMck Lobster Life Stages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2UBdsWR18I Larval Development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1jfTBdEyBI Maine Lobsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e7zEYgaFho European Lobster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx07jmkBBJo Two-Colored Lobster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGlaQFLt2o&feature=emb_logo Lobsters vs Trigger Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXHJvEttpE Lobster Molting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjGV-UIrXTI Fighting Spiny Lobsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nTk11UoVY Fighting True Lobsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOZBUCWx9C0 Spiny Lobster Babies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3nkJMaWaB4 Spiny Lobster Sound File: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HnwBaYQU38

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:12 What are Lobsters? 00:51 Lobster, Crayfish, or Imposter? 01:20 Lobster Anatomy 02:14 Claw or No Claw? 02:58 Mating and Life Cycle 05:24 Lobster Immortality 06:49 True Lobster 07:34 Claws, Claws, Claws 08:00 Spiny Lobsters 09:25 Slipper Lobsters 10:11 Furry Lobsters 11:03 What's Next?