New Zealand Seashore

DSC_8627 Hermit crab (Lophopagurus thompsoni) without a shell 'home'. It's hooked abdomen is designed to fit inside an empty shell, as a temporary home. Occasionally found intertidally, but mainly subtidal. Otago Harbour

hermit crabDSC8627LophopagurusthompsoniHousehuntingOtago Harbour