Despite making a delicious dinner there’s much to be learned about the spiny lobster. These nocturnal invertebrates emerge from their hiding spots during the night to forage on their favorite foods including crabs, clams, and other invertebrates. Common in South Florida these creatures call a variety of seagrass meadows, algae beds, patch reefs, and mangroves their natural habitat – migrating from the inshore nursery habitats to offshore reefs as they mature.