Millions of red 'dyed' crabs on the island of Australia

In the journey to find the crabs that reside in the forests, the young crab herds of millions of cows cross the residential area on Christmas Island, Australia turns this place into a brilliant 'red carpet'.

In the journey to find out with the crabs parents residing in the forests, young crabs millions of cows across residential areas on Christmas Island, Australia turned this place into a brilliant 'red carpet'.

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This rare sight was recorded by a resident of the island. Their inland migration not only turned the island's streets 'new colors' but also brought a crackling sound, quite fun.

Red crab is one of 14 crab species living in Christmas Island, according to an estimated 40-50 million crabs live here. These crabs often live in shady areas or wet areas, their meat is very toxic. Their mating season depends on both the Moon cycle and the rainy cycle.

As adults, the red ones land to the sea to give birth. The hatched red crab larvae will migrate together into the forest on Christmas Island, where their parents live. This is the greatest 'migration' in the world.

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The time of migration varies from year to year and ranges from mid-November to December. At the time of birth, young crabs will make the journey to reunite with their parents for 9 days. In that journey, they faced many predators like weaver ants.

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