New Zealand Seashore

DSC_0404 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_0404 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 0404 Hairy estuarine pill box crab Halicarcinus whitei euryhaline intertidal subtidal Warrington