Millions of red crabs are emerging from their burrows and the forests of Christmas Island in what is expected ... there's ...

“The red crab, endemic to Christmas Island, is the most abundant of the ... and eventually drift back to the shore as baby crabs. “The 2023-24 migration was different in that it wasn’t ...

Each year about 150 million red crabs migrate on Christmas Island, 2,600 kilometres off the West Australian coast. The annual spectacle attracts tourists from around the world, eager to see the ...

the Christmas Island red crab migration. Every year, the island's ~50 million crabs trek from the forest to the coast to breed. Since the ideal breeding conditions are incredibly specific — it ...

A sea of red crabs was spotted clambering towards the shores of Christmas Island — situated 2,600 kilometres north of Perth — causing the sand to disappear under the millions of baby crabs ...

The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

It’s that time of year, when baby red crabs make a dash for safety and become the meal of many a voracious predator on Christmas Island.

The red-crab curious should visit around the first rains of wet season, from November to late January.Credit: Christmas Island Tourism Association Beyond that, this remote, splat-shaped Indian ...

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia – A migration of millions of red crabs has begun at Christmas Island National Park. The migration happens every year after the first rain of the wet season, which usually ...