Christmas Island, Australia and red crabs

Watch as massive amount of crabs scamper across Australian island: 'It's quite weird'
Millions of red crabs are migrating across Christmas Island in Australia, with video showing them dotting the road on their way to the coast.
Millions of red crabs take over Australian island in annual spectacle
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 starts with the first rainfall of the wet season — usually in October or November but sometimes as late as December or January.
Watch: Millions of crabs swarm Australia's Christmas Island during migration season
The migration of millions of red crabs occurs every year after the first rain of the wet season, which usually happens in October or November.
AUDIO: Christmas Island red crab migration begins
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A photographer invented a “crab-safe attachment” to his vehicle to scoot his way through a huge cast of crabs on Australia’s Christmas Island, posting video of his contraption on November 9. Chris Bray told Storyful that he made the attachment so he could access his lodge without harming the red crabs that gather in large parts of the island,
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