New Zealand Seashore

IMG_1640 Mantis shrimp (Heterosquilla tricarinata) detail of claw. Found throughout New Zealand on sandy or muddy intertidal flats living in deep burrows from mid to low tide. Most common on sheltered silty-sand shorelines, sometimes in association with sea grass beds. Broad Bay, Otago Harbour

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IMG_1640 Mantis shrimp (Heterosquilla tricarinata) detail of claw. Found throughout New Zealand on sandy or muddy intertidal flats living in deep burrows from mid to low tide. Most common on sheltered silty-sand shorelines, sometimes in association with sea grass beds. Broad Bay, Otago Harbour

IMG 1640 Mantis shrimp Heterosquilla tricarinata detail claw Broad Bay Otago Harbour