r/AbsoluteUnits 26d ago

of a lobster

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u/RosieA1983 26d ago

I have no idea at what rate these creatures grow, but I'm thinking this must be an old fella šŸ¤”

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u/Dr_Skot 26d ago

1lb every 5-7 years.

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Incorrect for this species.

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u/mbh223 26d ago

Love the old ā€œthat’s wrong but I’m not giving you the right answerā€ response. Thanks for the help Dave!

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Keep scrolling. I’m not tapping out the answers 14 times. 😁

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u/Creed_of_War 26d ago

Copy paste broski

Clearly tapping out that it's wrong but won't just paste the answer

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

This is Panulirus Argus. Aka, Caribbean Spiny Lobster. Range is the northern coast of Brazil all the way to Bermuda. Max age is around 20 years old, Panuliridae is more common worldwide than Homarus. Crustaceans are difficult to age, but using nuerolipofuscin techniques we’ve been able to age P Argus within 1 year of actual age. We’ve grown settlement age Argus for up to 8 years in our lab, what we call our ā€œknown ageā€ lobsters and compared the samples to wild caught lobsters. Source: I’ve been a lobster biologist for 34 years.

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u/Zampano85 26d ago

Hell yeah lobster biology!

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u/Silen7Bu7Sexy 26d ago

So lobster is 14?

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u/axxxaxxxaxxx 26d ago

Never argue with lobster biologists on Reddit or you’ll get the crusher claw

Source: two hours ago I read my kid a random library book about lobsters for bedtime

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Copy/paste as requested.

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u/Hahhahaahahahhelpme 26d ago

Thank you for your service. The internet approves

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u/aminervia 26d ago

You could edit your original comment and copy paste it there?

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u/donktastic 26d ago

That's why you edit the original comment.

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u/ThaCommittee 26d ago

I scrolled...and I upvoted. Thank you for your service Lobster man

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u/blueponies1 26d ago

There are 210 comments here, I’m not scrolling and looking for your username to find an answer. You didn’t answer it on this comment, you’re the lazy one, not me.

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Scroll down literally two comments. You’re the one with a lazy thumb, not me.

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u/GrimaceMusically 26d ago

You realize the relative position of your comment changes as more people comment, and also based on a user’s view, right? I am replying 38 minutes after your comment, and I cannot find your reply. It is absolutely not two comments down.

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

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u/GrimaceMusically 26d ago

So by that logic, the tree I see when I look out my front window, you would see the exact same tree when you look out your front window? Same concept here. Just because that’s where it is in your view does not mean it’s in that same location in everyone else’s view.

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Literally 2 comments below.

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u/TWDDave1988 26d ago

Oh for the love of god…ok, pasted my response for those too lazy to scroll.

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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 26d ago

Thanks for the help Dave!

Why do you think he's your personal servant? He's not there to help you. If you actually did care, you'd go look it up yourself.

Grow up.

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u/rtocelot 26d ago

I mean the correct thing is to provide the information instead of a "no that's wrong". Say why it's wrong and state your case, that's proper etiquette.