A softshell lobster has a shell with room for growth. The part not filled with its body is filled with water. A lower price per pound reflects this. Six to eight weeks after molting, the hardshell name once again applies. The two large front pinchers are not symmetrical because they serve different purposes.
Lobsters are solitary, aggressive crustations with few predators .
They spend much of the time in rocky crevices and are active at night, scavenging for dead animal matter. Lobsters also eat mussels , clams, and a small amount of plant matter. They can be cannibalistic, if the chance arises. To keep captured lobsters from eating each other, lobstermen immobilize the claws with bands or pegs. You must be a state resident and purchase a license .