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Are you wondering can lobsters smell things under water?
Lobsters have an amazing sense of smell! And believe it or not, there's plenty to smell in the ocean. The pair of antennules you see on a lobster is its "nose." Covered with tiny hairs, the antennules can pick up odor molecules from the water. When a lobster moves them downward, water is drawn over these hairs and the lobster takes a whiff of its surroundings.
Mimi Koehl, The Nature Mechanic
Figured out how lobsters sniff under water
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