A new study shows that lobsters actually do have nerve endings, but don’t give up on your July 4 barbecue just yet.
Scientists were bound and determined to finally settle the debate – whether lobsters feel pain.
So they separated a bunch of lobsters into two groups.
The first group was given aspirin while the second one wasn’t.
Then the researchers gave electric shocks to both groups.
The result was the lobsters on aspirin showed far-less response to the shocks, as proven when their tails didn’t curl as the electrical current went through them.
The second group, not on pain killers, showed a far-more noticeable reaction to the electric charge, evident by their tails curling.
The scientists argue that the tails curled due to pain, not muscle reflexes from the electrical current.
So to prove lobsters feel pain, researchers lobbying for more ethical ways to cook them gave them electric shocks.
Seems kind of hypocritical but you know those lab guys.
Go ahead with your holiday BBQ – just order a bottle of aspirin down at the pound to go along with your bugs.🦞
They will still give you “lobster breath”.