Unlike their American lobster (Homarus americanus ... exclusively on it could sustain the free-floating larvae until they molt into bottom-dwelling juveniles—the stage they start resembling ...

Molting leaves her in a perilously soft new ... says Diane Cowan, founder of the Lobster Conservancy. When water is warm, lobsters put their energy into growing; when it’s cold—winter water ...

But changing ocean temperatures over the last few years have messed with when lobsters molt. Basically, warmer water makes them molt earlier in the year, and back in 2012 New England's ocean was ...

This is in part due to the fact that as lobsters grow, they repeatedly shed and regrow their shells. This molting cycle happens frequently in the lobster's youth, but slows down as it ages.

Biological immortality is exceptionally rare. Despite numerous memes that suggest lobsters can live forever, these crustaceans are bound to a mortal existence, just like us. Discover how long lobsters ...