Christmas Island red crab

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The Christmas Island red crab is a land-dwelling crab species famous for its spectacular mass migrations from the forest to the coast on Australia’s Christmas Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crab
land crab
species
activityPattern diurnal in wet season
shelters in burrows during dry season
averageCarapaceWidth about 11.5 cm
belongsToBiome tropical island ecosystem
breedingSeason early wet season
class Malacostraca
color bright red
commonName Christmas Island red crab self-link
red crab
conservationConcern impacts of invasive species
country Australia
describedBy Mary J. Rathbun
describedInYear 1914
diet dead animals
flowers
fruits
leaf litter
seedlings
ecologicalRole detritivore
herbivore
eggLayingEnvironment ocean
endemicTo Christmas Island
family Malacostraca
surface form: Gecarcinidae
famousFor spectacular annual migration
genus Gecarcoidea
habitat coastal areas
tropical rainforest
hasFeature robust carapace
strong claws
importantFor forest floor leaf litter turnover
seedling recruitment patterns
juvenileHabitat forest floor
kingdom Animalia
larvalStage marine planktonic larvae
lifestyle terrestrial
limbCount 10
locomotion walking
maximumCarapaceWidth about 12 cm
migrationDirection forest to coast
migrationPurpose breeding
migrationType mass migration
nativeTo Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
order Decapoda
phylum Arthropoda
reproductionSite coastline
requires moist environment
scientificName Gecarcoidea
surface form: Gecarcoidea natalis
sensitiveTo desiccation
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
subphylum Crustacea
taxonRank species
threatenedBy habitat modification
yellow crazy ant
tourismAttraction Christmas Island red crab self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christmas Island crab migration

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Christmas Island hasEndemicSpecies Christmas Island red crab
Christmas Island National Park protectsSpecies Christmas Island red crab
Christmas Island red crab commonName Christmas Island red crab self-link
Christmas Island red crab tourismAttraction Christmas Island red crab self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christmas Island crab migration