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All known New Zealand mantis shrimps are spearers. Heterosquilla tricarinata, pictured, lives in deep burrows in estuaries all around the country, from which it ambushes softbodied prey—polychaete worms, true shrimps, baby fish. The shrimps’ earthworks likely play a vital role in keeping estuarine sediments aerated.
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 172 November December 2021.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-animals-next-door/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.
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All known New Zealand mantis shrimps are spearers. Heterosquilla tricarinata, pictured, lives in deep burrows in estuaries all around the country, from which it ambushes softbodied prey—polychaete worms, true shrimps, baby fish. The shrimps’ earthworks likely play a vital role in keeping estuarine sediments aerated.<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 172 November December 2021.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-animals-next-door/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br /> Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.