• Question: what adaptations do the lobster have?

    Asked by left4halo4 to Christine, Edd, Jess, Nicolas, Zara on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Edward Codling

      Edward Codling answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      This is probably a question for Zara – crayfish are very similar to lobsters!

    • Photo: Zara Gladman

      Zara Gladman answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Hello! 🙂

      Yup Edd is right – crayfish are very similar to lobsters. The big difference is that crayfish live in freshwater instead of salt water.

      Lobsters are well adapted to their environment. Adaptations include:

      – Big claws for fighting (they fight each other!) and gripping/crushing prey

      – Antenna that let the lobster feel its way around and detect food (using its sense of smell)

      – Gills for breathing

      – Living in burrows – lobsters can dig burrows with their mouths and claws… burrows provide lobsters with protection from predation

      Those are the main ones 🙂

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