Locals keep rakes and leaf blowers on hand to help the crabs safely continue their journey Christmas Island's annual red crab migration is underway Every year, red crabs overtake roads and homes as ...

"Some years it's definitely smaller than others; this year was not a small year," said island resident Monique Greyson An impressive number of baby red crabs have survived their exit from the sea ...

Every year, red crabs overtake roads and homes as they migrate from their forest dwellings to the sea, where they spawn their eggs "Everyone here really values the crabs, and [the migration] is seen ...