DSC_3673 Northern mantis shrimp (Pariliacantha georgeorum) male (left), and female. Presently only known from the North Island. Burrows on exposed or semi-exposed, clean to muddy fine-sand beaches, where burrows are usually found below the low spring-tide. Te Pua Point, Parengarenga Harbour
DSC_9878 Ghost shrimp (Biffarius filholi) large clawed male. This delicately coloured little shrimp burrows in soft sand between low and high tide. It feeds on algae and diatoms which it removes from grains of sand in its burrow. Snell's Beach *
