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

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

🦀🦀 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

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

Every year, officials on Christmas Island close roads for millions of red crabs migrating across the island http://cnn.it/2CSvosc | CNN International