Christmas Island’s Creepy Red Crab Invasion


Great Big Story takes a brief look at the fascinating zombie-like red crab migration that takes place every year in late October on Australia’s Christmas Island.

“During the annual crab migration, the island’s endemic red crabs travel from their home on the rainforest floor to the shore to mate and spawn. This mass migration of around 40 million crabs is a spectacular sight to behold.”

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