Trickery and deceit! “A Gloucester blogger admitted yesterday that he knew a group of lobstermen were only joking around about trying to catch lobsters that were tossed back in the ocean late last week by some Buddhists seeking good karma.” Related: Gloucester Blogger would be a terrible name for a band.

Alex Balk in The Awl

Aug 9, 2011

Lobsters Taunted With Brief Taste Of Freedom

“On Thursday, a group of Buddhists traveled to Gloucester and purchased 534 lobsters, about 600 pounds worth, from a wholesaler and dumped them back into the sea in a prayer ceremony in which the crustaceans’ bands were cut and blessed water was…

Alex Balk in The Awl

Jun 17, 2011

There Are Some Big Old Lobsters

How old can lobsters get? How large can they grow? WE DON’T KNOW! [Via]

Alex Balk in The Awl

Jun 3, 2011

Nature Strikes Back

Oooh, blue lobster! God, remember when all we had to worry about were different colored lobsters? Those were more innocent times, back before the new killer E. coli — a “mutant strain was so virulent that sufferers risked spreading the infection to friends and relations through close contact”…

Dave Bry in The Awl

Aug 4, 2010

What’s Going On With All These Different Colored Lobsters?