New Zealand Seashore

DSC_0007 Sea slater (Ligia novaezelandiae) an early stage in the evolution of terrestrial woodlice. A voracious scavenger, and sometimes cannibal, it comes out after dark to feed above the shoreline. Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *

DSC0007Sea slaterLigianovaezelandiaeGoat Island Marine ReserveLeigh