The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) is a species of land crab that is endemic to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian...

Red crab may refer to: Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) Chaceon quinquedens, also known as the...

although it is outnumbered there by more than 50 times by the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). Other Indian Ocean populations exist on...

an omnivore. The Christmas Island red crab is a species of crab located solely in the Christmas Island of the Indian Ocean. Land crabs such as these possess...

Events from 2024 in Christmas Island. Administrative head: Farzian Zainal 19 February – The Christmas Island red crab migration happens, their first delayed...

including the eponymous red crab, whose annual migration sees around 100 million crabs move to the sea to spawn. Christmas Island is the only nesting place...

Character Description". "Red crab migration". parksaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 25 January 2024. Griggs, Mary Beth. "Christmas Island Is 63 Percent National...

Ocean monsoon, the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrates en masse, forming a "living carpet" of crabs. The crabs can travel up to 1...

endemic rats, and the competition left amongst the Christmas Island shrew and the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) for leaf litter resources...

"Christmas Island", a song by Train on their 2015 song Christmas in Tahoe Christmas Island imperial-pigeon Christmas Island red crab Christmas Island shrew...

to the island.[citation needed] Tourist attractions such as the migration of the Christmas Island red crab and the island's Christmas Island Resort have...

such as the largely-terrestrial Christmas Island red crab, which moves en masse each year by the millions. Like other crabs, they breathe using gills, which...

responsible for keeping the population of the Christmas Island red crab in check, as recent numbers of the crab are greater than in the past. It is thought...

"Our beautiful planet: March of Christmas Island's red crabs". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved September 10, 2018. Red crab migration by parksaustralia.gov...

are small and inconspicuous, but others such as the coconut crab and Christmas Island red crab are large and present in enormous numbers. In the late twentieth...

shark). It feeds on plankton including copepods, krill, fish eggs, Christmas Island red crab larvae and small nektonic life, such as small squid or fish. It...

rat might have been responsible for keeping the population of Christmas Island red crab in check. It is thought that the accidental introduction of black...

(June 2001). "Ecology and behaviour of Gecarcoidea natalis, the Christmas Island red crab, during the annual breeding migration". The Biological Bulletin...

for sperm transfer. Many terrestrial crustaceans (such as the Christmas Island red crab) mate seasonally and return to the sea to release the eggs. Others...

pronunciation: [kiˈrɪsmæs], also known as Christmas Island) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati...

tended by yellow crazy ants multiplied and killed mature trees. Christmas Island red crabs are completely wiped out in infested areas. Populations of other...

the most extreme partiers in the wild compare to human parties. Christmas Island red crab 31 21 September 2004 Monster Myths The reality behind some of...

genus of terrestrial crabs. The crabs live in forests but must come to the coast to breed. When it is dry in the summer the crabs are inactive, but when...

fiddler crab who lives on a small island. Crabby a Christmas Island red crab who is the owner of the neighbourhood bookstore. Mugsley a sly hermit crab who...

The Christmas goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus natalis) or Christmas Island goshawk is a bird of prey in the goshawk and sparrowhawk family Accipitridae....

Archipelago, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Christmas Island. The red-footed booby has been extirpated from a large number of islands due to a combination of...

delirium as a result of the infection. In a dreamscape surrounded by Christmas Island red crabs, he has a vision of his younger brother Benjamin flying safely...

The Christmas boobook (Ninox natalis), also known as the Christmas hawk owl, Christmas Island boobook or Christmas Island hawk owl, is a species of owl...

migration" The monsoon rains arrive on Christmas Island, triggering the breeding season for the Christmas Island red crab. Their route may have been altered...

accompanied by images of the migration of the Christmas Island red crab. Herzog again used imagery from the crab migration in his later film Invincible. "Echos...