A red crab hiding in rugged rocks, getting ready to migrate? [9744]![A red crab hiding in rugged rocks, getting ready to migrate? [9744]](aussiePlaces/christmasisWA/fulls/crabs/01-0F3A9744.jpg "A red crab hiding in rugged rocks, getting ready to migrate? [9744]")
The Red Crab is the species that creates the famous "red carpet" across the island. Every year at the start of the wet season , millions (40-100 million) abandon their forest burrows and march to the sea to breed and spawn. We were here too early to see that spectacle. [9744]