I Just Learned The Bizarre Mating Ritual Lobsters Go Through And I’m Speechless

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/673329811e00001a00bcd98b.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="A flaming reef lobster" data-caption="A flaming reef lobster" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Humberto Ramirez via Getty Images" />A flaming reef lobster</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>While we most commonly associate lobsters with gourmet <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/food/">cuisine</a>, it turns out these ocean floor dwellers are actually really quite fascinating. </p><p>For example, did you know that they <a href="https://time.com/3184569/11-lobster-facts-that-will-leave-you-shell-shocked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">never stop growing</a>? </p><p>They also will eat each other without hestiation. Speaking to <a href="https://time.com/3184569/11-lobster-facts-that-will-leave-you-shell-shocked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Time magazine</a>, Robert C. Bayer, executive director of The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine said: “They’re looking for fresh food and what’s around, and if that happens to be another lobster, then it’s <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/dinner/">dinner</a>.”</p><p>No solidarity to be found between these crustaceans.</p><p>However, the most disturbing fact about them is actually how they mate.</p><h2><strong>The lobster mating ritual is a little... weird</strong></h2><p>According to the expert fact checkers at <a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/04/lobsters-pee-out-of-faces/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Snopes</a>, lobsters pee right out of their mouths. Yup. Goes in one side, and