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Know the lobster named after Nelson Mandela

New Delhi: A new species of lobster (Squat lobsters) discovered in a relatively unexplored area of the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, off the coast of South Africa, in 2011 has been named as Munidopsis mandelai



Most squat lobsters spend their lives on the sea floor.

They feed on a variety of foods, with some species filter feeding, while others are detritus feeders, scavengers or predators.

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