Take note, though, that you might sometimes find Maine lobsters in the soft-shell variety. These soft-shell lobsters require ...

Arthropods, like lobsters, crustaceans and some insects, grow by periodically molting their exoskeletons. Their new shell starts off soft, and hardens again in time, before the process is repeated ...

and more than happy to explain the difference between hard-shell and soft-shell lobsters to curious out-of-towners. They’re the kind of folks who make you feel like you’re not just a customer, but ...