There's little light in lobster land, so vision isn't terribly important. But lobsters have sensational senses of touch, taste, and smell. The long pair of antennae and tiny hairs covering the entire body are sensitive to touch, similar to a cat's whiskers. Lobsters can be said to taste with their feet. The shorter antennae detect odors or chemical signals carried in seawater.
Many people think lobsters are red, the color of cooked lobsters.
The living animals are normally greenish-black on top and orange below, with traces of blue on its claw joints. In 1977, a lobster was caught in Nova Scotia that weighed forty-four pounds six ounces and between three and four feet long. Scientists have learned many more fascinating things about lobsters. That's why Maine lobsters are shipped around the world. Two states have adopted official crustaceans.