Lobsters Can Become Too Thicc To Live (Lobsterzilla vs. Mechacat)
5,721It's a common misconception that lobsters live forever. The truth is that lobsters do eventually die... from being too swole.
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Original Article:
http://www.factfiend.com/lobsters-sometimes-get-massive-give-die/
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_immortality
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0616/How-large-can-lobsters-grow-Big!-But-no-one-knows-how-big
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/400-pound-lobster.htm
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dont-listen-to-the-buzz-lobsters-arent-actually-immortal-88450872/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/does-body-really-replace-seven-years.htm
https://www.bibalex.org/SCIplanet/en/Article/Details.aspx?id=13515
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