spiny lobsters
Antennae, no pincers
Spiny lobsters are large marine crustaceans distinguished from true lobsters by their lack of claws and their long, spiny antennae.
Found in warm waters worldwide, they're prized as seafood—the tail meat is the edible portion.
Also called rock lobsters or langouste.
We ordered spiny lobster tails grilled with garlic butter.
- langousteSpiny lobster variety
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
exoskeleton · molt · seagrass beds · Caribbean Sea · coral reefs · warm waters · cephalothorax · ocean floor · larval stages · decapod · arthropod · gourmet cuisine · culinary delicacy · tails · nocturnal · omnivore · seafood · seafood platter
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- crustaceanscrabs, crab, prawn, shrimp, shrimps
- shell-eaterssea otters, walruses, eagle rays, nurse sharks, wolffish