DSC_7235 Pea crabs (Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae) large gravid female, and smaller male revealed inside an opened Green-lipped mussel. Pea crabs are completely reliant on their hosts - usually mussels - for shelter and food. They steal filtered food from the mussel, damaging it's gills. Brighton Beach *
DSC_8733 Beaked barnacle, or werewere (Austrominius modestus) Found in large numbers in the low tide area throughout NZ. Warrington
DSC_9577 Beaked barnacle, or werewere (Austrominius modestus) Found in large numbers in the low tide area throughout NZ. Otago Harbour *
