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DSC_1220 Mantis shrimp (Heterosquilla tricarinata) partially pigmented larva (10mm), during late planktonic stage. Found throughout New Zealand on sandy or muddy intertidal flats living in deep burrows from mid to low tide. Most common on sheltered silty-sand shorelines, sometimes in association with sea grass beds. Otakau, Otago Harbour
DSC1220Mantis shrimpHeterosquillatricarinatapartiallypigmentedlarvalateplanktonic phaseOtakauOtago Harbour