Lobsters are the theme for the today’s March Break Program at the aquarium. So in honour of that here are some notes about American lobster (Homarus americanus) anatomy:
· the large pair of antennae are used to feel the environment,
· the two smaller pair of antennules are used to ‘smell’,
· their eyes don’t distinguish colours and don’t see clear images but are very sensitive to light and are able to detect movement and shadows,
· they have two stomachs, and
· tomalley, the green stuff inside a cooked lobster is the liver.
Come check out the many different colours and sizes of lobsters at the Fundy Discovery Aquarium, open 10am to 5pm during March Break.
Grade 3 to 6 students can still sign up for tomorrow’s marine mammal program at the aquarium. For more information visit the website, www.huntsmanmarine.ca/html/aquarium.html.
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