New Zealand Seashore

DSC_1203 Mantis shrimp (Heterosquilla tricarinata) male (left), and female. 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. Otakau, Otago Harbour *

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DSC_1203 Mantis shrimp (Heterosquilla tricarinata) male (left), and female. 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. Otakau, Otago Harbour *

DSC 1203 Mantis shrimp Heterosquilla tricarinata male female Otakau Otago Harbour