COmmon name: Atlantic Lobster 

Classification:                 Morphology: The Atlantic Lobster had a bilateral body 
Phylum: Arthropoda                              with asymmetrical claws formed from the first five pairs of legs.
Class: Malacostraca                              The lobster has compound eyes, each made up of 14,000 individual   
Order: Decapoda                                   units. They usually have a olive green or greenish brown, though 
Family: Nephropidae                              they may be dusky orange, or even bright blue. They turn bright 
Genus: Homarus                                    red when cooked. They usually get to reach about 2 feet in length
                                                             and weigh to 2 pounds. 

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Importance:     
Ecological and Economica

Lobsters are economically important, because they are highly priced seafood dish for humans. When more people buy these yummy Arthropods, the more money hard working fisherman & cooks receive. However, Since 
1990, the lobster population has decreased because of diseases. There is still hope for these creatures! The Atlantic Lobster is a cultural icon in New England. The New England Aquarium & many others are creating breeding programs for the lobsters..                                                                                                                                                                                        
  
                                 

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                            Biology
They use their large claw for crushing prey, and use the smaller one for cutting or seizing. It uses its 4 pairs of legs to crawl rather than to swim. Under the lobster's abdomen's are 6 pairs of swimmerets. Females also use their swimmerets to carry out their eggs.They use their compound eyes to detect movement, but they can't detect different colors. 

FUn facts 

• Another name for the Atlantic Lobster is American Lobster.
  
•  Nobody really knows their true age limit.
  
• Lobsters feels no pain while being cooked.
• Lobsters were accused of being cannibals due to the lobster skin found inside the lobster, but it was really just from molting.
• A lobster may eat up to 100 species of animals (which includes crabs, clams, mussels, worms, & and occasional sea urchins or flounder,) or plants.

Vocabulary 

Abdomen- the last, most posterior segment of the body.
Swimmerets- mini versions of appendages (legs)
Cannibal- An organism that eats its own species.
Molting- developing a new soft shell from an old hard one. 
Flounder-  A small flatfish that swims around shallow coastal waters.

Resources 

Marine Bio 
Defenders 
Wikipedia
ARKive
 Flickriver
Earthjustice