World’s biggest lobster
April 8, 2008 - 52,308 views
This huge lobster, which my mouth has been watering over, was caught by a fishing vessel in 238 meters of water off the southern coast of England. The specimen is five times larger than an average lobster and is adorned with distinctive mustaches that weigh over 4 kilograms. The lobster was named Poseidon and is currently being studied by scientists. Poseidon could feed a small village, but I am sure the screams would be deafening when he hit the boiling water.
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Bullshit. That lobster isn’t even close. I’ve eaten bigger, personally.
I AM a bigger lobster, personally.
It is pretty big, but I’ve seen bigger while scuba diving in Panama.
No one can know what the world’s biggest lobster is, but it’s easy to know that’s not it. Scuba dive sometime and have your eyes opened.
That is not even a lobster. It has no claws.
thats a big ass fish
Mmmm, sea cockroach!
@Jon
Nope, that is a lobster, rofl.
That may be the biggest of its particular species, but it certainly is not the biggest amongst all lobsters -.-
For instance, this is one of the smaller of the large lobsters that we catch; http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/9044/dscn0949pc0.jpg
Fabulous with a bag of chips.
Atlantic lobsters (Homarus americanus) usually reach about two feet in length and two or more pounds, although the Guinness Book of World Records lists a giant and presumably very old specimen at 20.14 kg and 1.06 meters from the end of the tail-fan to the tip of the largest claw. hrtp://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=533 The specimen in this picture is a spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) which are usually seen in warmer waters than those off the (even the southern) coast of England. Although they superficially resemble true lobsters in terms of overall shape and having a hard carapace and exoskeleton, the two groups are not closely related. Spiny lobsters can be easily distinguished from true lobsters by their very long, thick, spiny antennae, and by the lack of claws (chelae) on the first four pairs of walking legs, although the females of most species have a small claw on the fifth pair. True lobsters have much smaller antennae and claws on the first three pairs of legs, with the first being particularly enlarged. http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=155 I agree with my scuba diving brethren up the board, I have seen many spinies this size and larger (they can give you a real tussle if you grab a hold of one this big). As a fishing boat captain for many years off the Carolina coast I have caught dozens of spiny lobster on hook and line that approach the size of this one. Go to Utube and search huge lobster and you can see several big spiny lobsters that have been caught and are on their way to the table.
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it’s very big!!!
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Holy shit. Bet they’ll make a monster movie outta that one. LOL
I love to eat lobster and as delicous this one mite b I wouldnt…but its ova for his family.
That’s not nearly as big as some I’ve seen!
Lobster that big don’t even taste very good. We process Atlantic lobster at work and the meat is tough and chewy on the older ones. Lobster take about 7 years to mature and they’re still relatively small at that point, but they’re far more tender and sweet.
he must have been delicious
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That is a real lobster. If you look closely you will see its claws. -PS- That thing is HUGE. I am stunned.
It is said that eating more seafood would be too much uric acid, but I am still very fond of eating
Thanks!
why is the blonde holding that THING like it’s a baby??!!D:
to all you scuba-ing wonders out there I hate to spoil your fun but things are magnified big time when you dive.
This is a crayfish. Not a lobster.
nice catch
oh!! very big!
That may be the biggest lobster, but i am: CORNHOLIO!!
no lie thats small!!! i live in southern california, orange county newport beach. i caught the biggest spiny lobster you guys ever seen, actually every time i go to my secret spot i only run into nothing but 10 pounds and up!! no lie i got proof the biggest lobster i caught weight 24 pounds i swear, anyboy wanna see it? hit me up
Definately not the biggest lobster, nor the best. I prefer the ones from the North Atlantic near north america, the ones with the big front claws. I saw a 26 lb, (11 Kilo), lobster for sale in the grocery store last year in Prince Edward Island.
your a loser
go get a life dumbass