New Zealand Seashore

DSC_9933 Purple shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus) more abundant in the north of New Zealand. This crab will leave the intertidal zone, to enter coastal forest and seek terrestrial prey such as young seabirds and snails. Here a garden snail is being consumed well after dark, and 20m above the shoreline on coastal cliffs at Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh

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DSC_9933 Purple shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus) more abundant in the north of New Zealand. This crab will leave the intertidal zone, to enter coastal forest and seek terrestrial prey such as young seabirds and snails. Here a garden snail is being consumed well after dark, and 20m above the shoreline on coastal cliffs at Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh

DSC 9933 Purple shore crab shore crab purple rock crab Leptograpsus variegatus terrestrial prey common garden snail consumed eaten prey coastal cliffs Goat Island Marine Reserve Leigh