New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7144 Sea centipede, or Weri moana (Batedotea elongata) male (left) and female (right). Found on brown seaweeds in the intertidal and shallow subtidal. Their colour usually matches that of the weed they are living on. All Day Bay, Kakanui *

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DSC_7144 Sea centipede, or Weri moana (Batedotea elongata) male (left) and female (right). Found on brown seaweeds in the intertidal and shallow subtidal. Their colour usually matches that of the weed they are living on. All Day Bay, Kakanui *

DSC 7144 Sea centipede Weri moana Batedotea elongata male female comparison isopod brown seaweed All Day Bay Kakanui