What is it that makes the "screaming" noise when you boil a lobster?...and do they mate for life? ?

Question

My know it all friend feels that it is inhumane to eat a lobster because they "hold hands" and are monogamous...as well as they "scream when you boil them

Answer 1

Your friend is misinformed. Lobsters are not monogamous and do not 'hold hands' - in fact, two lobsters locking claws is more likely to be a sign of aggression than affection. Nor do they 'scream' when boiled - they have no vocal chords. The screaming sound is merely the air in the carapace escaping. Remember that a lobster being cooked is not put into cold water and slowly brought to the boil - it is dropped straight into boiling water, and is dead in a matter of seconds. This is probably the quickest and most humane way of killing an animal with a hard exoskeleton - smacking it over the head or attempting to cut its head off would take longer and probably cause greater suffering than dropping it in boiling water does.

Answer 2

They have no vocal chords to scream with. The sound is just from gasses escaping the shell as they are cooked.

Answer 3

THAT SCREAMING NOISE IS FROM THE LOBSTER SAYING I AM DYING YOU BTCH  

Answer 4

Answer 1: They have no vocal cords to scream with plus they have no brain and 100,000 neurons versus a human’s 100 billion) so they don’t feel pain

Answer 2: No they are not monogamous the Alpha male in the region will have his way with the females this allows for more dominate genes to be passed.