# Lobsters swim faster backward by flexing their tails Lobsters usually walk. But they swim too. They swim both forward and backward. When they swim forward, they use their little swimmerets. The faster way is by flexing their powerful tails and swim backwards. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVvi1U0T5xA?si=bxrFlgXEfCedbjgP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>