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.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠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.
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Tl;dr lobsters have a major piss fetish
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Lobster: I canât understand what you said, please piss it slower for me.
sinkingship@mander.xyz â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
It wonât help, the other lobster has diabetes, so it pisses with an accent.
neatobuilds@lemmy.today â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
and lemmy
morrowind@lemmy.ml â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Speak for yourself
duhbasser@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Im interested in the claw communication! How does that work?
Also, the pee stuff is hilarious
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Mostly as a show of strength and territorial control. Nothing unexpected. Itâs not as nuanced as their pheromone communication.
duhbasser@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Ah, so just kinda slappin claws.