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The ”’annual migration of red crabs in Australia”’ begins in October/November each year. Millions of [[Christmas Island red crab|red crab]]s ”Gecarcoidea natalis” migrate from the [[ |
The ”’annual migration of red crabs in Australia”’ begins in October/November each year. Millions of [[Christmas Island red crab|red crab]]s ”Gecarcoidea natalis” migrate from the [[ ]] to the [[Indian Ocean]] during this one to two-week-long period. The purpose of migration is to go underwater and lay eggs and breeding has to be made possible. During this migration season, the routes of arrival and departure of crabs are closed with barriers so that they can be protected from any kind of damage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/18/christmas-island-red-crabs-australia/|title=Millions of bright red crabs shut down roads in Australia’s Christmas Island in mass migration|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/11/18/red-crab-migration-overpass-christmas-island-australia-ctw-vpx.cnn|title = This Australian island has an overpass for migrating crabs. See how it works – CNN Video|website = [[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/millions-of-cannibal-crabs-shut-down-roads-in-australia-as-they-migrate-towards-ocean/|title = Millions of cannibal crabs shut down roads in Australia as they migrate towards ocean|date = 17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-crabs-shut-down-road-b1959169.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-crabs-shut-down-road-b1959169.html |archive-date=2022-05-07 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title = Why 50 million crabs are shutting roads in Australia: ‘They’re turning up everywhere’|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 17 November 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Melanie |date=September 10, 2018 |title=Our beautiful planet: March of Christmas Island’s red crabs |url=https://www.dw.com/en/our-beautiful-planet-christmas-islands-red-crabs-on-the-march/a-45403068 |url-status= |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |publication-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=September 10, 2018 |url-access= |quote= }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 3 November 2025
Annu
al migration of red crabs in Australia
| Date | October/November each year |
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| Location | Christmas Island to the Indian Ocean |
| Type | Animal migration |
| Participants | Red crabs |
| During the migration season, the routes of arrival and departure of crabs are closed with barriers to protect them from damage. | |
The annual migration of red crabs in Australia begins in October/November each year. Millions of red crabs Gecarcoidea natalis migrate from the Christmas Island forest to the Indian Ocean during this one to two-week-long period. The purpose of migration is to go underwater and lay eggs and breeding has to be made possible. During this migration season, the routes of arrival and departure of crabs are closed with barriers so that they can be protected from any kind of damage.[1][2][3][4][5]
