spiny lobster
Tropical reef dweller
A spiny lobster is a large marine crustacean lacking the heavy front claws of true lobsters, instead bearing long, spiny antennae and a shell covered with forward-pointing spines.
Found in warm waters worldwide, they're commercially important seafood, often sold as "lobster tail": We ordered the grilled spiny lobster.
Also called rock lobster or crayfish in some regions.
Ten-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- crayfishFreshwater pinching crustacean
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
prawn · shrimp · crab · clawless · benthic · marine · Caribbean · Mediterranean
Sensory appendages on insects
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- tailRear animal appendage
appendages · chitin · molting · jointed · eyestalks · rostrum · abdomen · sensory
Spanish for lobster
- langousteSpiny lobster variety
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- broiledCooked by radiant heat
- butteryRich like a spread
succulent · seafood · delicacy · expensive · gourmet · ceviche · thermidor · paella
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- rockyCovered with stones
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
Florida Keys · Mediterranean · Indo-Pacific · Atlantic · warm waters · seafloor · ledges · crevices
Active during darkness
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- queuingStanding in ordered sequence
single-file · march · stridulation · hiding · gregarious · spawning · larval · settlement
decapod
Ten-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- crayfishFreshwater pinching crustacean
langoustine · prawn · shrimp · crab · clawless · benthic · marine · Caribbean · Mediterranean · Australian
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
tail · appendages · chitin · molting · jointed · eyestalks · rostrum · abdomen · sensory · spines
langosta
Spanish for lobster
buttery · succulent · seafood · delicacy · expensive · gourmet · ceviche · thermidor · paella · garlic butter
coral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- rockyCovered with stones
Caribbean Sea · Florida Keys · Mediterranean · Indo-Pacific · Atlantic · warm waters · seafloor · ledges · crevices · caves
nocturnal
Active during darkness
queuing · single-file · march · stridulation · hiding · gregarious · spawning · larval · settlement
spine, lobster, spiny, lobsters, lobstering, spinous, lobsterman, spinier, spininess