If you’re a female lobster and you go fanning your swimmerets in the direction of a male, then you’d better mean it. Because before you know it, he’ll have you carrying his kids.
And if you’re the dominant decapod, take notice: When you shed that hard body, watch your back. Because sooner or later, everything with a claw will be vying to take you out.
It’s tough going at the bottom of the ocean. And as the writer Trevor Corson discovered, there’s plenty more to know about summer’s favorite crustacean than how to cook it.
Guests:
Trevor Corson, author, “The Secret Life of Lobsters”
Bruce Fernald, lobsterman and captain of the Double Trouble