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 ...

“The red crab, endemic to Christmas Island, is the most abundant of the more than 20 species of land crab on the Island,” says Brendan Tiernan, Senior Threatened Species Program Coordinator at ...

Remote, wild and awe-inspiring, the tiny reef-fringed island is home to an abundance of wildlife and ways to soak it up.

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 ...

Keeping 60 mil crabs from perishing under car tires is a yearly task on Christmas Island, but an innovative device creates ...

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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 ...

The researchers studied the annual mating migration of the land-dwelling Christmas Island red crab in order to help scientists understand the consequences of climate change for the millions of ...

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 ...