Category: crabs

Millions of Red Crabs Create River of Red as They Begin Annual Migration Across Christmas Island to the Sea

In one of the world’s most spectacular wildlife migrations, 65 million red crabs have begun their annual 20-kilometer (nearly 13-mile) trek from the tropical forests of Christmas Island to the sea to breed. The inhabitants of the Australian territory, located in the Indian Ocean, have more protective measures in place than ever before. “The red crab…


Tens of Millions of Red Crabs Form Scarlet Sea as They Migrate Across Christmas Island to Spawn in Ocean

Nature lovers each year flock to Christmas Island, Australia, around late November to witness a scarlet sea of tens of millions of red crabs migrating down from the forest to mate and spawn on the shoreline. Male red crabs set out on the journey first, triggered by the first rainfall of the wet season; they…