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Generally Lobsters live to about 40 or 50 years. Lobsters living to the age of 100 is not uncommon. George the lobster (20 lbs) has been recorded at 140 years old. Guinness book of world records measured a lobster at 44.4 pounds which could have been far older.
It takes approximately seven years (depending on the water temperature) for a lobster to grow to legal harvesting size (1-1 1/4 lb.). After that, a lobster will grow about 1 pound for every 3 years.
It is interesting to note that lobsters show no real signs of aging, other than growing. They actually can reproduce and stay fertile continuously! Since the lobster gains weight as it ages it becomes more and more difficult for it to stay alive.
The secret lies in their telomeres.
Telomeres are found at the end of chromosomes for all living creatures. As we age and cells divide, the telomeres shorten because the polymerase cuts data off the end. And eventually it cuts into important data leading to cell failure. Either lobsters telomeres are much longer, taking a much longer time to shorten, or the polymerase does not trim the telomeres. Allowing them to 'maintain their youth' indefinitely.
Professor Jelle Atema of Boston University, who has studied lobsters for decades, wants to test the animal's limits. Right now, he has a 15-pound lobster living in a cage, free from predators and pathogens. Even in these idyllic conditions, it will be years before Professor Atema's lobster approaches any records.
New ways have been found to measure the age of a lobster by analyzing its brain. Scientists found that growth (Molting) rings could be found in the eyestalk - a stalk connected to the body with an eyeball on the end - of lobsters, crabs and shrimp. Estimating age would be a matter of estimating how often molting happens, and counting the rings.
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What is the similarities between a crab and worm?
Crabs and Lobsters have a few things similar to each other. For instance, · Crabs and lobsters are seafood. · Crabs and lobsters live underground. · Crabs and lobsters have shells. · Crabs and lobsters have claws. · Crabs and lobsters live in oceans. · Crabs and lobsters are omnivores. · Crabs and lobsters come from the society of Animalia.
What is the lifespan of a lobster?
It is not uncommon for a lobster to live for more than 100 years. Improve: No, it isn't uncommon. Lobsters have regenerative cells, meaning that if they aren't killed, injured, or catch a disease, they could live for eternity. The oldest lobster FOUND is over 2000 years old.
What is the average Canadian diet like?
5 lobsters and 3 camels
Do lobsters have chromosomes?
A Lobster's body cells do have a nucleus and organelles, hence they are classified as Eukaryotes. Lobsters themselves are properly described on the macroscopic not microscopic scale, and as such the Lobster organism itself doesn't possess a single nucleus; again, the term organelles refers to structures with a cell. On a macroscopic scale the lobster is said to possess organs.
What did Mary tyler Moore contibute to society?
she's a big animal rights activists; she was really against the boiling of lobsters because it's a cruel way of killing, since they tend to be alive when put in the boiling water
Do lobsters eat their young?
Lobsters typically don't eat their own young, but they will eat baby lobsters from other parents. Lobsters often eat their old shell.
What are different types of lobsters?
Red lobsters are one of them, the other being the green lobsters
Why is your lobsters shell soft?
Because every year as lobsters grow they have to shed their shell and grow a new one. The soft shell lobster's are aka "new shell" lobsters, and they haven't had time to toughen up their shell. Hard shell lobsters are aka "old shells" because they shedded a long time ago, and their shell has had almost a year to harden up.
Are lobsters decomposers?
Lobsters are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are lobsters mammals?
Lobsters are crustaceans and are also aquatic. (life in the water)
What is a lobsters life cycle?
Lazy and Fat cows who need to learn a leasson instead of pooping all day.
Do lobsters live in the nile?
No it does not appear that Lobsters live in the Nile. Lobsters tend to live at the bottom of the ocean.
Do lobsters eat coral?
No, lobsters do not eat coral
How much do lobsters live?
how long do lobsters live
Do lobsters have back bones?
do lobsters have back bones
Insects and lobsters are arthropods?
Yes they are.
Are lobsters invertebrates or vertebrates?
Lobsters are invertebrates. Clawed lobsters compose a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. Lobsters do not have an internal skeleton or a backbone.
