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A Majid crab native to SE Australia and New Zealand, where they live from the intertidal zone down to about 75m. Crabs in shallower water attach pieces of seaweed to the hooked hair covering their body, for camoflage.

Slow-moving scavengers and omnivores, eating dead animals, seaweed (including their own disguise, sometimes) and mouthing on pieces of gravel.

A 600 hectare reserve on the south coast of Wellington, Te Kopahou Reserve is one of the most spectacular places in the city, home to fur seals, stunning views, WW2 observation bunkers, historic baches, colourful rocks, radar domes, and a castle! It also entirely exposed to the full force of the elements, so best explored on a calm and clear day. To start with the most popular part of the…