11001-03203 Sand hopper or namu mawhitiwhiti (Bellorchestia quoyana) being hunted by Stewart Island brown kiwi, or tokoeka (Apteryx australis lawryi) foraging at night on beach.
DSC_3374 Estuarine amphipod or mowhitiwhiti (Paracorophium excavatum) seen here against the mesh of a sieve. Their tiny burrows, indicated by small mounds on the mudflats, extend from from mid intertidal to shallow subtidal. The amphipods feed on organic detritus at the surface of the sediment. Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula *
DSC_3374 Estuarine amphipod or mowhitiwhiti (Paracorophium excavatum) build tiny burrow entrances, seen here as small mounds on the mudflats, extending from from mid intertidal to shallow subtidal. The amphipods feed on organic detritus at the surface of the sediment. Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula *
