The annual red crab migration has begun on Christmas Island, with as many as 100 million crabs emerging from the forest and moving toward the ocean. The mass movement started after the first seasonal rains arrived last weekend, sending the crabs on their journey from their burrows to the coast to breed. The island's roads have turned red as the crabs make their way across the landscape. For the island's 1,200 human residents, life adapts to the crustacean commute. The crabs are indiscriminate in their path, traversing roads, gardens, and even homes. Alexia Jankowski, acting manager of the Christmas Island National Park, explained to the Ardrossan Herald how it does not affect life on the island. “They’re indiscriminate. So whatever they need to get over to get to the shore they w

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