red crabs, Christmas Island and Australia

Watch as massive amount of crabs scamper across Australian island: 'It's quite weird'
Millions of red crabs are migrating across Christmas Island in Australia, with video showing them dotting the road on their way to the coast.
Millions of red crabs take over Australian island in annual spectacle
Millions of red crabs have taken over an Australian island in their annual migration spectacle. The parade of crustaceans can be seen yearly on Christmas Island during the migration season, which starts with the first rainfall of the wet season — usually in October or November but sometimes as late as December or January.
Australia: Millions of Red Crabs Swarm Christmas Island After First Rain
The annual spectacle of millions of red crabs swarming Christmas Island has begun. Triggered by the season’s first rainfall, the crabs instinctively embark on their migration to the island’s beaches for their mating season.
Watch: Millions of crabs swarm Australia's Christmas Island during migration season
The migration of millions of red crabs occurs every year after the first rain of the wet season, which usually happens in October or November.
Christmas Island's red crab migration back to bumper levels after dry 2023
Up to 100 million red crabs have begun their annual march to the ocean ahead of mating season on the remote Australian island, after dry weather delayed last year's migration.
Annual red crab migration on Christmas Island
It's one of the busiest times of the year for one remote Australian territory, with the annual red crab migration getting underway on Christmas Island. Millions of crabs carpet the landscape in a vibrant display of nature's wonders.
Millions of crabs swam Christmas Island during migration season
Millions of red crabs will flood Christmas Island National Park in Australia during their migration season. Video shows thousands of crabs moving in a line toward the ocean.
Customized 'Crab-Safe' Car Slowly Drives Through Red Crabs Migrating on Christmas Island
A photographer invented a “crab-safe attachment” to his vehicle to scoot his way through a huge cast of crabs on Australia’s Christmas Island, posting video of his contraption on November 9. Chris Bray told Storyful that he made the attachment so he could access his lodge without harming the red crabs that gather in large parts of the island,
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