DSC_4124 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 *
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 *
DSC_9158 Spaghetti worm (Terebella sp.) this worm forms a protective 'tube' covered in sand and fragments of shell. Long spaghetti-like feeding tentacles extend from the tube, gathering organic detritus in rock pools. Broad Bay, Otago Harbour *