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• very_well_lost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Lobsters have olfactory sensory neurons, located in the aesthetasc sensilla on their antennules, which allow them to detect the pheromones in the urine of other lobsters.

    A dominant male lobster will pee to signal his dominance and deter other males from his territory. Females may also pee to signal their readiness for mating, and the urine of a dominant male can attract females.

    Lobsters also communicate through touch and by using their claws, but no one gives a fuck after reading about the pee thing.

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    • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Tl;dr lobsters have a major piss fetish

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      • TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Lobster: I can’t understand what you said, please piss it slower for me.

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      • neatobuilds@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        and lemmy

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    • duhbasser@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Im interested in the claw communication! How does that work?

      Also, the pee stuff is hilarious

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      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Mostly as a show of strength and territorial control. Nothing unexpected. It’s not as nuanced as their pheromone communication.

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• HugeNerd@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’ve seen them on the bus I think.

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• spirinolas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Is there any other way to communicate? Peeing in someone’s face is a very effective way to send a message.

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