Sound production in Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus and its role in escape during predatory attack by Octopus briareus.

The article focuses on the findings of a study concerning the sound production of Caribbean spiny lobster or Panulirus argus, as well as its role in escape during predatory attack by Octopus briareus. It mentions that Caribbean spiny lobsters produce sounds during tailflip escape attempts in response to grasp of the carapace by human divers. Researchers of the study examined defensive stridulation during nighttime encounters with Caribbean reef octopus to determine how spiny lobsters use sound production and whether it improves survival. It concludes that lobsters produce sound both during grasping attacks by octopus and after being captured.