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Because every year as lobsters grow they have to shed their shell and grow a new one. The soft shell lobster's are aka "new shell" lobsters, and they haven't had time to toughen up their shell. Hard shell lobsters are aka "old shells" because they shedded a long time ago, and their shell has had almost a year to harden up.

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