Red crab migration starts on Christmas Island

Red crab migration transforms Christmas Island into a sea of color

🦀 The babies are on the move and likely for the last time this season. After spending weeks drifting at sea, tiny red crab megalopae have made their way back to shore and are beginning their inland march across Christmas Island. Measuring just a few millimetres across, these baby crabs are the next generation of one of the world’s most extraordinary natural events. In many years, very few survive this journey but when conditions are right, hundreds of thousands can return together, creating an

Christmas Island Red Crab