CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia - Millions of red crabs have emerged from their burrows and the rainforests on Australia's Christmas Island to begin their annual migration to the ocean, leading to quite a ...

Millions of red crabs on Christmas Island have begun their annual migration, with some roads closed to allow for the crustaceans to traverse the Australian island safely. Video shared by Parks ...

Red crab migration season has begun on Australia's Christmas Island. In footage filmed by David Watchorn this past weekend, the crustaceans scuttle over roadways and infrastructure. According to Parks ...

“The exact timing and speed of the migration is determined by the phase of the moon,” Parks Australia notes. “Red crabs always spawn before dawn on a receding high-tide during the last quarter of the ...

All abroad the crabmobile! This crab-obsessed photographer and his wife have come up with a novel way of travelling during the animals’ annual migration – by fitting tiny SHOES to the front of their ...

It’s that time of year again and no, we’re not talking about the holidays. The red crab migration season has begun on Australia’s Christmas Island, when the streets get quite literally covered in ...

Millions of red crabs have taken over an Australian island in their annual migration spectacle. The parade of crustaceans can be seen yearly on Christmas Island during the migration season, which ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --Highways and roads have been shut down on an Australian island for an annual occurrence: the migration of millions of red crabs. The red crabs of Christmas Island migrate every autumn ...

With so much in the news about exoplanets and UFO sightings, it’s easy to forget the ocean and its shores are full of things that seem genuinely alien. So very many things. The red crabs of Christmas ...