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The Tasmanian giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas), also known as the giant deepwater crab, giant southern crab, queen crab, or bullcrab, is a very large species of crab that resides on rocky and muddy bottoms in the oceans off Southern Australia. [2] [3] It is the only extant species in the genus Pseudocarcinus. [4]
Although its population is under great assault by the ants, [6] as of 2020 the red crab had not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and it was not listed on their Red List. [7] The crab's annual mass migration to the sea for spawning is described as an "epic" event.
The current migration is one of the biggest in recent years, according to a Parks Australia spokesperson's statement to ABC News. The spokesperson added that the crabs' migration was still in the ...
The annual migration of red crabs is Christmas Island's biggest tourist attraction, the national park said. Original article source: Watch: Millions of crabs swarm Australia's Christmas Island ...
There are places spread around Christmas Island that are ideal for watching the red crab migration, including Drumsite, Flying Fish Cove, Ethel Beach and Greta Beach, according to Parks Australia.
The annual migration of red crabs in Australia begins in October/November each year. Millions of red crabs Gecarcoidea natalis migrate from the Australian islands to the Indian Ocean during this one to two-week-long period. The purpose of migration is to go underwater and lay eggs and breeding has to be made possible.
The pictures were collected by Alasdair Grigg from Parks, Australia, using Google's Street View Trekker 360 late last year. (Red crab migration generally starts at the beginning of October or ...
The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight of up to 4.1 kg (9 lb). The distance from the tip of one leg to the tip of another can be as wide as 1 m (3 ft 3 in).