New Zealand Seashore

DSC_0822 Small rock borer (Pholadidea suteri) juvenile with foot exposed, lies concealed within its mudstone burrow. Rock borers are known for their habit of 'drilling' down through soft rock, by grinding the file-like surface of their shells against the rock surface. Moeraki *

DSC0822Small rock borerPholadideasuterijuvenileexposed footpiddockclamlive animalshellsiphonMoeraki