New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9504 'Sea centipede' (Perinereis amblyodonta) blue mature female. A familiar NZ member of the family Nereididae. When removed from hiding, it may throw itself into such violent contractions, it's body may break into sections. Found widely in the mid to low intertidal rocky shore, where it insinuates itself into narrow crevices, or beneath clusters of shelled animals. Large individuals are dull blue-green, smaller ones pale. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_9504 'Sea centipede' (Perinereis amblyodonta) blue mature female. A familiar NZ member of the family Nereididae. When removed from hiding, it may throw itself into such violent contractions, it's body may break into sections. Found widely in the mid to low intertidal rocky shore, where it insinuates itself into narrow crevices, or beneath clusters of shelled animals. Large individuals are dull blue-green, smaller ones pale. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *

DSC 9504 Common ragworm rag worm Nereididae Nereidae sea centipede Perinereis amblyodonta intertidal rocky shore Harrington Point Otago Harbour