Lobster

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Lobster
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Real-world info
Name: Homarus americanus Family: Nephropidae - Clawed Lobster
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  ロブスター  바닷가재  Astice  Hummer  龙虾  Homard  Bogavante  Kreeft  螯龍蝦  Homard  Bogavante  Омар

The lobster is a critter in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. In City Folk it is a fish, and beginning in Animal Crossing: New Leaf it is a sea creature.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the lobster was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update in July 2020, where it appears all day long as a large, fast shadow from early to mid winter, and again from mid spring to early summer.

A variation of the lobster, the spiny lobster, is included as a sea creature in both New Leaf and New Horizons.

Catch details

In City Folk

#55

"I caught a lobster! That makes me a lobSTAR!"

Description	These are the créme de la créme of the shrimp group.
Time of year	Nov – Feb
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Sea
Shadow size	Large
Fish size	About 20 in.
Selling price	2,500 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the lobster is used in the Tom Yum Goong recipe during the Harvest Festival.

#21

"I got a lobster! More like a sobster now!"

Time of year	All year (also available on Tortimer Island)
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Uniform
Sea creature size	50 cm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	2,500 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#31

Event availability	Fishing Tourney #9
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Sparkling
Fish size	54.3 cm - 75.7 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Event only
Selling price	N/A Bells
Request reward	N/A Bells

In New Horizons

#34

"I got a lobster! Lobjective complete."

Time of year	North: Dec – Jan; Apr – Jun South: Jun – Jul; Oct – Dec
Time of day	All day
Shadow size	Large
Shadow movement	Fast
Spawn requirement	Catch 40 total sea creatures
Selling price	4,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Like all bugs, fish, and sea creatures in the Animal Crossing series, 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 City Folk

Upon donating to the museum in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Blathers will say;

"Lobsters rather remind me of shrimp, though many call them crawfish of the sea. Size varies by species, but some lobsters have been known to grow to a massive 120 centimeters (48 inches) in length. ...I rather dislike them, actually. Their clicky legs and vile bellies call insects to mind, I'm afraid."

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

In New Leaf

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:

"Lobsters live in the ocean, have large, powerful claws, and are closely related to crawfish. They are a delicacy, also known by the names "crawfish of the sea" or "homard," their French name. However, unlike crawfish, they are much bigger and can live for more than a hundred years. Lobsters are aggressive and will pinch with their claws if you don't properly bind them while handling."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The lobster is rather famous for its two large claws. But did you know that, in fact, it has six claws total? Of course, the four tiny claws aren't as threatening as its large "crusher claw" is. That pincer can put a hundred pounds of pressure on in a pinch! Just a little something to bear in mind when a lobster tries to shake your hand."

Once donated, the lobster can be found in the coral reef tank, alongside the gigas giant clam and the mantis shrimp.

Fishing Tourney

In City Folk

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a lobster, Chip will say the following dialogue.

"Lobster is tasty any way you fix it. Seriously. Dip it in peanut butter--WOW! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

Although Chip will not score the sea creature, he will say the following:

"As for lobsters, you can boil 'em, grill 'em, or steam 'em. It all works perfectly fine. Lobster is lobster! Course, I usually just swallow 'em whole, as you'd expect! YUM!"

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Real-world information

A real-life lobster

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.

Names in other languages

	ロブスター robusutā	Lobster
	바닷가재 badasgajae	Lobster
	龙虾 Lóngxiā/Áo lóngxiā	Lobster
	螯龍蝦 Unknown
	Омар Omar	Lobster
	Kreeft	Lobster
	Hummer	Lobster
	Bogavante	Lobster
	Homard	Lobster
	Astice	Lobster

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