Lobster

The Lobster (ロブスター, Robusutā) is a type of sea creature (type of fish prior to and in ) in the, introduced in. In, it is used in the Tom Yum Goong recipe during the Harvest Festival.

While initially absent from, the Lobster was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update. A variation of the Lobster, the Spiny Lobster, is included as a sea creature in both and.

Donating to the museum
Like all bugs, fish, and sea creatures in the, the Lobster can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. Upon donating, he will tell the player a bit of information about the Lobster.

In
Upon donating to the Museum in, Blathers will say;

The Lobster can be found in the back tank, crawling on the bottom.

In
After being donated, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the Sea exhibit. The exhibit has this to say about the Lobster:

In
Once donated, the Lobster can be found in the coral reef tank, alongside the Gigas Giant Clam and the Mantis Shrimp.

In
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Lobster, Chip will say the following:

In
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Lobster, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:

Real-world information
Lobsters are invertebrates and can be found all over the world. They have an exoskeleton which protects them from predators, which they molt in order to grow, making them incredibly vulnerable at this point of time. They live in rocky areas under the sea, which also helps them to protect themselves from predators. Lobsters come in different forms, clawless and clawed but they all have ten legs (the claws on clawed lobsters are adapted to be legs). Lobsters can be known to live up to one hundred years.