New Zealand Seashore

DSC_0380 Estuarine pill box crab or papaka (Halicarcinus whitei) both intertidal and subtidal. Hides buried in mud, or sand, or amongst seagrass, on sheltered shores. Adults roam when covered by the tide. It is euryhaline, which means it can adapt to a wide variety of salinities. Warrington *

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DSC_0380 Estuarine pill box crab or papaka (Halicarcinus whitei) both intertidal and subtidal. Hides buried in mud, or sand, or amongst seagrass, on sheltered shores. Adults roam when covered by the tide. It is euryhaline, which means it can adapt to a wide variety of salinities. Warrington *

DSC 0380 Hairy estuarine pill box crab Halicarcinus whitei euryhaline intertidal subtidal Warrington