The crabs are back, and they are back by the millions. The annual migration of the Christmas Island red crabs sees the tiny Australian island overrun by crustaceans as part of an annual migration.
Millions of red crabs emerged from the center of Australia’s Christmas Island to begin their annual migration to the sea to spawn pic.twitter.com/4Bwyp6LHSl
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 15, 2022
Every year, millions of red crabs scuttle from the tropical rainforest to the coast of Christmas Island as part of the annual migration to spawn.
This year, officials on Christmas Island expect around 65 million red crabs to migrate.
The annual event has even turned into a tourist attraction, drawing nature lovers from all over the world to the tiny island in the Indian ocean.