Did you know: Lobsters p*e out of their faces when flirting?

Nature be kinky like that.

lobsters have a fascinating and unique way of communicating during courtship and mating, which involves the release of urine from glands located at the base of their antennae.

Here's how it generally works:

Female initiative: When a female lobster is ready to mate, she seeks out a dominant male in a burrow.

Pheromone release: She then releases urine, which contains pheromones, into his burrow to signal her presence and interest.

Calming the male:
These pheromones in her urine are believed to calm the male's aggression and make him more receptive to her advances.

Mating: After a courtship period, she enters his burrow, molts her shell (a vulnerable state), and mates with him.

"Taken" signal:
While in his burrow, she continues to release urine to signal to other females that he is currently unavailable.

In essence, lobsters use urine containing chemical signals, or pheromones, to communicate everything from mating readiness to social status. This unusual method of communication is a crucial part of their mating rituals and plays a role in establishing social hierarchies.