The red carpet of crab covered Australia island

Thousands of red "dyed" crabs on the street on Christmas Island, Australia, in their journey to find their parents staying in the forests.

The moment of tiny red crabs with the number of thousands of cows crossing the residential area on Christmas Island is recorded by a witness, yesterday's Long Room reported. Their inland migration brought a rare sight and bustling cries.

Young red crabs migrate.(Video: YouTube).

Born outside the sea, red crab larvae are hard to survive in fluctuating conditions in the ocean, but when hatched, they move together to where their parents live in the forest on Christmas Island.

Red crab is one of 14 species of crabs living in the island. They like to hide in a place with shade or wet soil. It is estimated that on the island there are about 40-50 million crabs and their mating season depends on both the Moon cycle and the rainy cycle.

Migratory crabs cover the road.

Therefore, the annual migration period also varies from mid-November to December. At the time of birth, the crabs make their return journey lasting 9 days to reunite with their parents, overcome the attack. public from predators like crazy weaver ants.