Roads turned red this week as millions of red crabs on Christmas Island emerged from the centre of the island for their annual migration journey on the island off the coast of Western Australia. With a population of over 100 million, the crabs are unique to the island — much of which is designated as a national park — and protected by Australian law. The migration, that usually lasts for days, sees the crabs journey from the island off the coast of Western Australia to the ocean, where they mate

#WATCH | Roads on Christmas Island turned red this week as millions of red crabs began their annual migration from the island’s centre to the sea. Unique to the island and protected under Australian law, the species — estimated at over 100 million — moves en masse each year across the national park–covered island off the coast of Western Australia. | Hindustan Times

Roads turned red this week as millions of red crabs on Christmas Island emerged from the center of the island off the coast of Western Australia for their annual migration journey. | Reuters

🦀🦀 The "march of the red crabs" is underway on Christmas Island.​ ​ The beaches and streets of Christmas Island are turning red as tens of millions of baby red crabs emerge from the ocean and make their way into the jungle.​ ​ More from Landline: https://bit.ly/LandlineABC ​ Watch Landline on iview: https://bit.ly/LandlineABCiview ​ ​ 📹 Christmas Island Parks Australia | ABC Perth | ABC Landline

Christmas Island's annual red crab migration has begun. Up to 200 million crabs will be travelling from the forest to the ocean to lay their eggs. #redcrab #migration #christmasisland #redcrabmigration #animalkingdom | 7NEWS Australia