A closer look
Lobsters possess an enzyme called telomerase that constantly repairs their DNA and prevents their cells from aging, meaning they do not technically suffer from biological senescence like humans do, and instead of dying of old age, they simply keep growing larger until they require too much energy to molt their heavy exoskeletons; this means that if left alone in a perfectly safe environment with infinite food, a lobster could theoretically live forever and grow to the size of a minivan, though sadly, their dreams of infinite cosmic domination are routinely cut short because humanity discovered that slathering their immortal, age-defying flesh in melted garlic butter is simply too delicious to ignore, which is a brutally undignified end for a potential biological deity
