“The red crab, endemic to Christmas Island, is the most abundant of the more than 20 species of land crab on the Island,” ...

The annual migration of Christmas Island's red crabs—where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way from land to sea—is a true natural spectacle. However, little is known ...

the robber crab is the biggest land crustacean in the world and can weigh up to 9 pounds and measure 3 feet in width. "Christmas Island has the world’s largest and best-protected population of ...

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 ...

Little is currently known about whether and how Christmas Island’s red crabs might be impacted under the future environmental conditions created by the changing global climate ...

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 ...

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 ...