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August 31, 2020: American Lobster

An American lobster (Homarus americanus) eating a squid during a dive on a shallow (306 to 358-meter/1,004 to 1,175-foot) soft-bottom area off Canada on August 31, 2019, as part of the Deep Connections 2019 expedition. Seeing a lobster eating a squid begged the question as to how would a lobster catch a squid? Scientists theorize that the lobster was feasting on what was likely the result of cannibalism during overly enthusiastic (or sloppy) feeding on the part of squid in the water column.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep Connections 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

This American lobster (Homarus americanus) was seen eating a squid during a dive on a shallow (306 to 358-meter/1,004 to 1,175-foot) soft-bottom area off Canada as part of the Deep Connections 2019 expedition. Seeing a lobster eating a squid begged the question as to how would a lobster catch a squid? Scientists theorize that the lobster was feasting on what was likely the result of cannibalism during overly enthusiastic (or sloppy) feeding on the part of squid in the water column.

From: The Lobster Dinner.