New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5669 Cockle shell worm (Boccardia acus) small worms which grow on cockle shells, etching and burrowing sqiggly patterns on the cockle's shell. The fine, extended feeding structures are just visible at the ends of the sandy tubes. Otakau

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DSC_5669 Cockle shell worm (Boccardia acus) small worms which grow on cockle shells, etching and burrowing sqiggly patterns on the cockle's shell. The fine, extended feeding structures are just visible at the ends of the sandy tubes. Otakau

DSC 5669 Cockle shell worm Boccardia acus small worms cockle shells otakau