New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5876 Tunnelling mud crab (Austrohelice crassa) scavenges through mud for organic detritus, and occassionally feeding on bleached decomposing sea lettuce. Tolerant of fresh water, and penetrating far into estuaries. Otago Harbour *

DSC5876Tunnelling mud crabAustrohelicecrassaheliceestuaryOtago Harbour