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Peter Yardley has fished the Kaipara Harbour with his wife Christine since 1973. In late 2009, they noticed a strange new creature in their flounder nets. Oratosquilla oratoria, the Japanese mantis shrimp, is a native of the South China Sea. The lethal tines of its claw ensure nothing gets a second chance; Australian fishers call them “thumb-splitters”
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 164 July - August 2020.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/aliens-on-earth/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2020.
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Peter Yardley has fished the Kaipara Harbour with his wife Christine since 1973. In late 2009, they noticed a strange new creature in their flounder nets. Oratosquilla oratoria, the Japanese mantis shrimp, is a native of the South China Sea. The lethal tines of its claw ensure nothing gets a second chance; Australian fishers call them “thumb-splitters”<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue 164 July - August 2020.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/aliens-on-earth/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2020.<br /> Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.