New Zealand Seashore

DSC_41391 Cirratulid worm (Timarete anchylochaeta) concealed within small stones and soft sediment, and with tentacles extended while it is deposit-feeding on the stony bottom at mid-tide. Lamlash Bay, Otago Harbour *

DSC41391Cirratulid wormTimareteanchylochaetaconcealedtentaclesextendeddepositfeedingLamlash BayOtago Harbour