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 ...

Millions of red crabs are emerging from their burrows and the forests of Christmas Island in what is expected to be one ...

With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island, their annual migration from the interior of the remote island to ...

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 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 ...

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.

Bearing the brunt of the ants is the Christmas Island red crab, with over a quarter of the population thought to have been wiped out. These crabs spend most of their life on land, eating leaves and ...

Christmas Island, named by Captain William Mynors in 1643, is known for its phosphate rock resources and vibrant biodiversity. It is famous for the annual migration of millions of red crabs.

One of the most "spectacular" wonders of Australian nature occurs most years on a remote island beach and the incredible sight appeared again on Christmas Eve. A sea of red crabs was spotted ...

A world away from the snow and ice that is usually associated with its name, Christmas Island is an Australian ... which 18 are endemic and the annual red crab mass migration to the sea to spawn ...

More than 120 million flame crabs are making their way to the ocean in Western Australia from the jungles of Christmas Island. Authorities opened a bridge for them to safely cross a road in the ...