found some info. Not sure if it all relates but here it is...
Scientific names: Scyllarides squammosus, Scyllarides haani
Parribacus antarcticus
Arctides regalis, Arctides timidus
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, including Hawai‘i
Size: varies with species, from less than 7 to over 19 inches (18-50 cm)
Diet: molluscs, other reef invertebrates, animal carrion
Slipper lobsters, like the spiny lobsters and do not have large claws. But the resemblance ends there. The body is flattened and shovel-like extensions at the head are actually modified antennae. Eyes are recessed in sockets within the head.
During the day, slipper lobsters live in caves and crevices in the reef. Their flattened bodies allow them to cling closely to the rock walls or roofs of caves, and their drab coloration blends with the surroundings so that they are generally difficult to see. At night, slipper lobsters emerge from shelter to forage over the reef. They act as carnivores, some using their jaws and limbs to crack open living snails and oysters, others eating sea anemones. They also take advantage of carrion and will scavenge on dead animal matter.
Most slipper lobsters found in Hawai‘i also occur throughout the Pacific. The majority of species live in relatively shallow water on the reef, including the scaly slipper lobster (Scyllarides squammosus), Antarctic slipper (Parribacus antarcticus), and hump-backed slipper (Scyllarides haani). A few are found only at depths of more than 150 feet (45 m), like the regal slipper lobster (Arctides regalis) and timid slipper (Arctides timidus).
Like other crustaceans, slipper lobsters have an external skeleton (exoskeleton) that encases them like an armor. This hardened skeleton provides protection, as well as support for their organs and attachment for their muscles (which are on the inside of their skeleton!). But, in order to grow, the skeleton must be shed periodically, and a new larger skeleton produced. This shedding process is called "molting." To prepare for molting, the lobster produces a new, but soft, skeleton beneath the old one. When ready, the old skeleton splits where the main part of the body (carapace) meets the tail (abdomen). The lobster pulls out of the old skeleton, and before the new skeleton hardens, the lobster enlarges it by swelling its skin cells with water. While the lobster's skeleton is soft, it is very vulnerable to attack by predators, including other lobsters - so newly molted lobsters generally find shelter deep within the reef. Once the new skeleton is hardened in the larger size, the excess water in the cells can be eliminated and there is room for the body to grow within the armor-like exoskeleton during the coming season!
During the reproductive period which occurs during summer, male lobsters seek out females, possibly following the scent of attractant chemicals called pheromones. The males attach a sticky packet of sperm near the female's reproductive opening and her eggs are fertilized as they leave her body. The female attaches the fertilized eggs to the delicate limbs on the underside of her abdomen. She aerates the developing embryos by fanning her abdominal limbs through the water, and cleans them using special claws on her last pair of walking legs. Females with eggs are called "berried" females because the eggs resemble tiny, reddish or blackish berries. The embryos hatch months later and take up life in the plankton as wafer-thin phyllosome larvae. The larvae spend up to 9 months in the plankton before settling out to begin life on the bottom.
