Party Like a Lobstah!

 

Lobsters interact with many species in their environment, but here’s a rundown of the good, the bad, and the fugly.

The Red King Crab

can be a predator

for young lobsters

or a prey for adult

lobsters...

The Atlantic Cod species (right)

feeds on smaller lobsters...



The Flounder fish preys

on juvenile lobsters...



The White Shrimp is a fellow

member of the Order Decapoda...



Starfish (below) are common

prey for the American lobster...







Nematodes, which is the phylum that the whipworm belongs to,  are prey for the juvenile and adult American lobster...


There’s actually a comedy club named after the slaughtering of these organisms, so click here to check it out!



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