Caribbean spiny lobster

Photo: terence zahner · CC BY-NC

Caribbean spiny lobsters shelter in the overhangs and crevices of Eden Rock during the day, their long, banded antennae extending from rocky recesses as their primary defence against octopus and triggerfish predation. Unlike clawed lobsters they lack chelipeds, relying instead on stridulating antennae to produce a defensive rasping sound when threatened. They are socially gregarious and undertake mass migrations across the seafloor in long single-file chains following cold-front disturbances.