New Zealand Seashore

DSC_0397 Estuarine pill box crab or papaka (Halicarcinus whitei) detail of 'pear-shaped' carapace. Both intertidal and subtidal zones. Hides buried in mud, or sand, or amongst seagrass, on sheltered shores.Adults roam when covered by the tide. It is euryhaline, which means it can adapt to a wide variety of salinities. Warrington *

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DSC_0397 Estuarine pill box crab or papaka (Halicarcinus whitei) detail of 'pear-shaped' carapace. Both intertidal and subtidal zones. Hides buried in mud, or sand, or amongst seagrass, on sheltered shores.Adults roam when covered by the tide. It is euryhaline, which means it can adapt to a wide variety of salinities. Warrington *

DSC 0397 Hairy estuarine pill box crab Halicarcinus whitei euryhaline detail carapace intertidal subtidal Warrington