The Lobsters Recipes Food Cooking International Guide
The Lobsters Of The North Atlantic
By Barry J Smallhorn
Lobsters are sea-dwelling invertebrates, along with their closely
related cousins the crab, the crayfish and the shrimp, that inhabit
all of the world’s major oceans. Their meat is marketed and sold
canned or frozen, but the most popular is the live lobster.
Although lobsters can be found worldwide, different types of
lobster choose different areas in which to live. The lobsters
that are the most commercially important are higher in price,
such as the American lobster and many of the species of spiny
lobster, also known as the rock lobster or marine crayfish.
Many Different Pieces In A Lobster
As with a suit of armor, a lobster’s exoskeleton is made of many
solid pieces. Some of those pieces are permanently attached to
one another and are immovable, while others are connected by a
flexible "skin" that lets a lobster move freely. The
American lobster exoskeleton is made of 21 different pieces.
Breaking down how each piece fits, consider that the head has
6 pieces, the middle section, also known as the thorax has 8 pieces,
and the tail has 7 pieces. The carapace is the thickest part of
a lobster’s shell and is located on its back. It acts as a natural
protective shield.
Muscles In A Lobster Are Attached To Outer Shell
A lobster is an invertebrate, so their shell is their body’s
only structural support. The lobsters’ muscles are attached to
its outer shell, unlike humans, whose muscles are attached to
our internal skeleton.
Without its shell, a lobster would not be able to move. They
have compound eyes at the ends of jointed movable stalks, and
two pairs of sensory feelers. Their abdomens are covered with
six shell rings that are joined together, yet overlap.
The Lobster Claw And Tail
Their abdomen is commonly called a lobster tail. With a spiny
lobster, this is usually the only part that is eaten. That is
not the case with American lobsters. There is a large amount of
meat in the lobster claw as well as in the tail of American lobsters,
which is considered a delicacy.
A good way to identify a lobster is by the number of its legs,
as they have five pairs. The American lobster has front legs that
end in large claws, while the next two sets of legs have smaller
pincers on their tips. Both clawed lobsters and those without
claws have delicate, leg-like limbs called "swimmerettes"
under their abdomen, which they use for swimming and navigation.
American Lobsters Are Found In The North Atlantic
Spiny lobsters prefer the warm waters of both the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. You can find them among coral reefs, rock ledges
and crevices. American lobsters, like live Maine lobsters, live
in the cooler waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, from Virginia
in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada.
They prefer to live in muddy, sandy and rocky areas on the ocean
floor. These areas protect the lobsters from their enemies.
About the Author:
Barry J Smallhorn has written a number of articles on cocktails
and food recipes.
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Did You Know?
Seafood, or rather its preparation, can be problematic for many
people. If you do not live close to an ocean you are often forced
to deal with frozen seafood from your grocery store’s meat department.
This is not a bad thing.
Frozen seafood can be quite wonderful if prepared right. But
what if you want a freshly caught lobster to go with those amazing
steaks? If this is the case then you have to rely on the internet.
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