LOBSTER

Lobsters are invertebrates with a hard protective exoskeleton. They have 10 walking legs; the front three pairs have claws, the first of which are larger than the others. Since a lobster's shell is hard and inelastic, it must molt to grow. A lobster can shed its shell in minutes, although it takes longer for the new shell to fully harden.

Lobsters live up to an estimated 45 to 50 years in the wild and are found in all oceans. They live on rocky, sandy, or muddy bottoms in crevices or in burrows under rocks.

Lobsters are omnivores and typically eat live prey such as fish, mollusks, other crustaceans, worms, and some plant life. They also eat their shed skin after molting.

Lobsters move by slowly walking on the sea floor. However, when they flee, they swim backward quickly by curling and uncurling their abdomens. A speed of 11 mph has been recorded.​

LEAST CONCERN (LC):
Less likely to become endangered anything soon.