Rock Lobster

"I banished these guys down here for a reason."

- Maxwell Rock Lobsters are neutral creatures found in Caves. They eat Rocks and rock-related item like Flint and Gold Nuggets, all of which can be given to them as food. They grow over time, slowly regenerate their health, and come in a variety of rocky colors. They are also immune to the freezing effect of the Ice Staff.

When killed, they shatter and drop Meat, Rocks, and Flint. They can be found in big, muddy areas with some Boulders.

Behaviour
Rock Lobsters are slow-moving and live in herds. They roam around looking for Rocks and Flint to eat, only fighting when they are attacked. When attacked, Rock Lobsters hide by camouflaging themselves as large stones. While hiding their stone-shells absorb 95% of damage. Like Pigs, Rock Lobsters can be convinced to follow and fight for the character when given Rocks, Flint or Gold Nuggets, however they only follow for about 3 minutes. They also grow over time, while they do so their size, Health and damage also increases.

Hunting
Rock Lobsters have high health and protect themselves from damage. They also live in herds and will defend each other when necessary. Additionally, their health slowly regenerates. All of this taken together means that Rock Lobsters are very difficult to kill. When possible, it's a good idea to separate one from the group before fighting it, or use ranged weapons as they are slow-moving which allows for multiple hits in a short time.

Trivia

 * Added to the game with the It's Not a Rock! update
 * Rock lobster may be inspired by the B-52's song "Rock Lobster".
 * It takes 40 days for a Rock Lobster to reach their maximum size, health, and attack power.
 * Maxwell states that he banished the lobsters to the caves for a reason, which implies they once lived on the surface.
 * Rock lobsters can be easily manipulated into war with themselves.

Bugs

 * If you tame a Rock Lobster and some spiders start to attack you, the Rock Lobster will only kill the first spider that attacked you and not all of them.
 * Rock Lobsters can attack each other sometimes. It is not known if this is supposed to happen.