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The front pincers are also biologically considered legs, so they belong in the order Decapods ("ten-footed"). [6] Although lobsters are largely bilaterally symmetrical like most other arthropods, some genera possess unequal, specialized claws. Lobster anatomy includes two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
Minuca pugnax, like other members of the family Ocypodidae, have chelae of different sizes: a large left chela and a small right chela.. A chela (/ ˈ k iː l ə /) – also called a claw, nipper, or pincer – is a pincer-shaped organ at the end of certain limbs of some arthropods. [1]
Panulirus penicillatus is a species of spiny lobster that lives on shallow rocky and coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Common names for this spiny lobster include variegated crayfish, tufted spiny lobster, spiny lobster, Socorro spiny lobster, red lobster, pronghorn spiny lobster, golden rock lobster, double spined rock lobster and coral cray. [2]
The pincers of crabs, lobsters and scorpions, more formally known as their chelae, are sometimes called claws. A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin . Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs , but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense and grooming ...
The Beautiful Blue Lobster. The rare blue lobster in the video above is a type of American lobster, Homarus americanus. Other than the coloring, blue lobsters are exactly the same as other ...
The decapod (crustaceans, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn) is made up of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (). [1] [2] Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various groups these may be reduced or missing.
Panulirus argus, the Caribbean spiny lobster, [2] is a species of spiny lobster that lives on reefs and in mangrove swamps in the western Atlantic Ocean. Anatomy
Stepping out of his house on the night of July 4, 2019, Miller got bitten by a venomous cottonmouth on the sidewalk in front of his house. His story is I Survived a Cottonmouth Bite.