New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9895 Ghost shrimp (Biffarius filholi) detail of large claw on male. This delicately coloured little shrimp burrows in soft sand between low and high tide. It feeds on algae and diatoms which it removes from grains of sand in its burrow. Snell's Beach

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DSC_9895 Ghost shrimp (Biffarius filholi) detail of large claw on male. This delicately coloured little shrimp burrows in soft sand between low and high tide. It feeds on algae and diatoms which it removes from grains of sand in its burrow. Snell's Beach

9895 dsc ghost shrimp male large claw Biffarius Callianassa filholi Snell's Beach