MELBOURNE, Australia -- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human ...

It's not dead oak and beech leaves on their minds, however, but another red-tinted carpet—100 million crimson-colored crabs.

While Google is seeking environmental approvals for its subsea cables, the timing could prove delicate for Christmas Island’s most famous residents. According to Parks Australia, the island’s annual ...

The island off mainland Australia experiences the event every summer, when around 50 million crabs scuttle down from their ...

This creepy, crawly migration on Australia’s Christmas Island has nothing to do with Halloween, but everything to do with ...

The great annual red crab migration of Christmas Island has begun! Do you think they travel in a pincer movement? Shell we ...

The red crab migration is currently underway in Australia, as millions of crabs emerge from the forests of Christmas Island, ...

A semi-transparent crab about the size of an almond and a tiny, glowing lantern shark are among two new species discovered by ...

Golden ghost crabs go after hatchlings during western Australia’s nesting season. “Previous studies are mostly limited to evidence of loggerhead turtle nest disturbances and egg counts,” said Casper ...

A pair of crabs tried to escape from a grocery store in Darwin, a TikTok video shows. Screengrabs from @hashwax's TikTok video A pair of tasty-looking crabs turned into escape artists outside a ...

This is the jaw-dropping moment a “biblical plague” of 50 million crabs head to the ocean to breed. The swarm of cannibalistic critters shut down roads from the jungle to the coast on Christmas Island ...

It’s that time of year again and no, we’re not talking about the holidays. The red crab migration season has begun on Australia’s Christmas Island, when the streets get quite literally covered in ...