DSC_8627 Hermit crab (Lophopagurus thompsoni) without a shell 'home'. It's hooked abdomen is designed to fit inside an empty shell, as a temporary home. Occasionally found intertidally, but mainly subtidal. Otago Harbour
DSC_4530 Munida, or Squat lobster (Munida gregaria) popularly known as krill, or whale feed, Munida wash ashore in spectacular numbers in Otago Harbour, and elsewhere along the east coast of the South Island, every winter (June/July). Dunedin Harbour *
