Christmas Island Giant Crabs

It is estimated that 40 50 million of these bright red land crabs live in their preferred shady sites all over the island.

Christmas island giant crabs. The christmas island red crab is by far the most obvious of the 14 species of land crabs found on christmas island. Family bbq in australia crashed and swarmed by dozens of giant robber crabs. These crabs can grow up to a metre long and are the world s biggest land crustaceans.

Click on the tabs below for more information about the christmas island red crabs. Christmas island has the world s largest and best protected population of these gentle giants which can live. Christmas island red crabs are opportunistic omnivorous scavengers they mostly eat fallen leaves fruits flowers and seedlings but will also feed on dead animals including cannibalising other red crabs and human rubbish the non native giant african land snail is also another food choice for the crabs. Red crabs have virtually no competition for food due to their dominance of the forest floor.

Christmas island has the world s largest population of robber crabs who can live to be more than 50. Troublesome crabs on australia s christmas island are suspected of pinching expensive equipment. These crabs were newly spawned by the sea where they are making their way back to mainland christmas island. Christmas island has the largest and densest population of coconut crabs in the world.

A giant robber crab stole my camera close. Robber crabs behaving badly. The robber crabs are the world s biggest land crustacean and grow up to three feet in length.