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The spiny lobster is a crustacean found in almost all warm seas, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean and throughout Australia and Asia. In most areas of the world they are commonly referred to as crayfish or sea crayfish rather than lobster.
Unlike Maine lobsters, spiny lobsters do not have large pinchers or claws, but rather they are covered in spikes to protect themselves from predation. They are smaller than Maine lobsters, have much shorter lives, a maximum of 10 years and are brown and striped with yellow spots on their tails.
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The females are actively courted by the males and must find safe sheltered areas to lay their eggs. Before they are laid, the eggs remain attached to the females for 9 to 10 weeks. In Florida, spawning usually occurs when the water is warmest, from April through October.
Once hatched the lobster larva molt 11 times in the first year before they are able to swim. Molting continues to occur throughout the lifetime of the spiny lobster, however they molt less and less as they grow older.
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