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According to Guinness World Records the largest lobster ever caught was in Nova Scotia Canada weighing 2015 kilograms 444 lb. But this radio interview is a long way from the sort of careful science you would need to do to show lobsters are functionally immortal There is some interesting science to this.
Theyre also susceptible to shell disease which attacks them during this vulnerable molting stage.
Are lobsters immortal. Because of lobsters long life the species were thought to be immortal or that they only die when caught and made food. However as one Twitter user pointed out lobsters die through a. Contrary to popular belief lobsters are not immortal.
Eventually the lobster will die from exhaustion during a moult. Older lobsters are also known to stop moulting which means that the shell will eventually become damaged infected or fall apart and they die. Jellyfish and lobsters are considered biologically immortal meaning they dont age and will never die unless they are killed.
Contrary to the way humans are biologically structured lobsters can continue to mate and produce offspring until theyre killed. This means that even the species population is biologically. Of all these crustaceans the lobster actually harbors an awesome as well as terrible secret.
Yes let that sink in. Specifically lobsters belong to a group of life forms that achieve a state of biological immortality meaning that there is hardly a limit to the number of times their cells divide during their life time. Askscience Ive read that lobsters produce an enzyme which repairs their DNA and can effectively keep them in good health forever.
How much evidence is. Certain animals never age and die of other causes. The ultimate life span achievable is still unknown.
One lobster captured off the coast of Newfoundland was estimated to be 140 years old but most males survive into their early 30s while females live an average of. In fact as many as 1015 percent of lobsters die each year during the molting process. Theyre also susceptible to shell disease which attacks them during this vulnerable molting stage.
So lobsters are no more immortal than you and me. You may have heard someone say that Lobsters can live forever - but are Lobsters immortal. Well yes and no.
Lobsters are biologically immortal. Unlike humans whose DNA degrades with age Lobsters have an enzyme called telomerase which rejuvenates their DNA and prevents it. But this radio interview is a long way from the sort of careful science you would need to do to show lobsters are functionally immortal There is some interesting science to this.
Many decapod crustaceans have indeterminate growth mentioned by Vogt 2008 2010 who cites others. Lobsters are not immortal but still pretty special. To point out that lobsters arent immortal may seem unnecessary unless youve previously seen internet buzz stories that lobsters.
To answer whether or not lobsters are immortal the appropriate definition of immortal must first be established. Obviously lobsters die of starvation accident predator attack diseases and. Lobsters like many other decapod crustaceans grow throughout life and are able to add new muscle cells at each moult.
Lobster longevity allows them to reach impressive sizes. According to Guinness World Records the largest lobster ever caught was in Nova Scotia Canada weighing 2015 kilograms 444 lb. In other words American lobster cells apparently dont age in a normal way making the lobsters biologically immortal.
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