Lobster larva
Scyllaridae spp.
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Crustaceans
- Diet
- Adults usually consume molluscs, other invertebrates, and detritus; unknown for larva
- Range
- Worldwide; Intertidal to 1,588 feet (484 m)
- Size
- Adults range up to 20 inches (51 cm)
Meet the lobster larva
You’re looking at a lobster larva, the offspring of slipper lobsters. A lobster begins life on the seafloor where the adults live, but their larvae drift up into the midwater where food is more abundant and currents can carry them to new homes.
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