Millions upon millions of Red Crabs take to the streets on Christmas Island, Australia as part of their migration for breeding season every October/November each year. The crabs journey from the forest to the sea during the beginning of the wet season when the conditions are moist and suitable for their survival on the road.
Upon reaching the sea, the crabs mate and release their eggs into the sea. After a few weeks, when the eggs have hatched, they make a long return journey back to the forests along with their tiny, new younglings.
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*insert obligatory "Where's the butter?" joke here*
Just a lost island full with lost crabs:
The crazy ant has a significant destructive impact on the island's ecosystem, killing and displacing crabs on the forest floor. The super-colonies also devastate crab numbers migrating to the coast. This has seen a rapid depletion of land crab numbers which are vital to Christmas Island's biodiversity.
so come and watch before all these crabs got wiped out..
B.
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