Stunning video shows red crabs flooding Christmas Island during annual migration to the ocean

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🦀🌊 Baby crabs are starting to return to Christmas Island! After a month drifting at sea, tiny red crabs – just 5 mm across – are beginning their inland march. Only a small number of larvae ever make it to this stage, so whether this year brings a big return or a small one, every baby crab counts. Over the next several days, you may see these tiny travellers crossing roads on their journey to the plateau, where they'll hide and grow for the next few years. 🚗 Please take extra care on the roads

🦀 The babies are on the move and likely for the last time this season. After spending weeks drifting at sea, tiny red crab megalopae have made their way back to shore and are beginning their inland march across Christmas Island. Measuring just a few millimetres across, these baby crabs are the next generation of one of the world’s most extraordinary natural events. In many years, very few survive this journey but when conditions are right, hundreds of thousands can return together, creating an

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