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What has five pairs of legs, wears their skeleton on the outside of their body, has lived on earth for 110 million years, has spines all over their body, use antennae for feeling and like to eat things off the bottom of the ocean? Oh my gosh, did you guess lobsters? You are right. Not all lobsters have claws, spiny lobsters off the west coast do not have claws at all. Check out the video on the next page to learn more!

Spiny lobsters have an exoskeleton for protection. These lobsters are crustaceans, related to crabs and shrimp. You can find out more about these animals in the Dive Into Diversity DVD.

Invertebrates are animals without backbones. Lobsters do not have backbones, they have a carapace that protects their internal organs and their shell. They have soft bodies and need the shell for protection. Many animals like to eat lobsters, that is why they spend their days in holes in the rocks and come out at night to feed, under the cover of darkness. They live in the ocean all around the world, yet spiny lobsters like rocky and coral reefs the best. Spiny lobsters display social habits because often you can find dozens of them living together. Lobsters blend into their surroundings, can you find the lobster in the photograph?

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