Helen and Adrian Harrison, of Eastern Bay of Plenty branch, explore their nearby mudflat in Ohiwa Harbour in readiness for a public walk to mark this year's Seaweek. The event, organised by the branch, was well attended with 70 people enjoying the window opened into this fascinating but little-appreciated habitat. Walk leader and Forest and Bird staffer Ann Graeme enthused about the gargantuan appetites of titiko (mud snails) which eat twice their body weight in mud every hour, and consequently have a continuous and artistic faecal trail. She also explained the life story of baby eels, titiko sex (it's easy when you're a hermaphrodite), and how to tell boy crabs from girl crabs. The walk provided an opportunity to inform – and incense — the public about a local scheme to create a canal network and housing marina that will dredge much of the mudflats.
WHAKATANE BEACON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 12
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145Helen and Adrian Harrison, of Eastern Bay of Plenty branch, explore their nearby mudflat in Ohiwa Harbour in readiness for a public walk to mark this year's Seaweek. The event, organised by the branch, was well attended with 70 people enjoying the window opened into this fascinating but little-appreciated habitat. Walk leader and Forest and Bird staffer Ann Graeme enthused about the gargantuan appetites of titiko (mud snails) which eat twice their body weight in mud every hour, and consequently have a continuous and artistic faecal trail. She also explained the life story of baby eels, titiko sex (it's easy when you're a hermaphrodite), and how to tell boy crabs from girl crabs. The walk provided an opportunity to inform – and incense — the public about a local scheme to create a canal network and housing marina that will dredge much of the mudflats. WHAKATANE BEACON Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 12
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