Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - in beach cave. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach rock. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach rock. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - crossing a road. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach rock. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - on beach rock. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - female crab with eggs. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae migrating past adults into forest. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae migrating past adults into forest. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. Masses of crab larvae on shoreline after exiting water. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. Estimated 120 million live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. Masses of crab larvae on shoreline after exiting water. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. Estimated 120 million live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. It is estimated that as many as 120 million crabs live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. Masses of crab larvae on shoreline after exiting water. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. Estimated 120 million live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. Masses of crab larvae on shoreline after exiting water. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. Estimated 120 million live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Christmas Island Red Crab Gecarcoidea natalis) - larvae. Masses of crab larvae on shoreline after exiting water. A species of terrestrial crab endemic to Cristmas Island, situated in the Indian Ocean, Australia. Estimated 120 million live on the island. © Justin Gilligan / OceanwideImages.com
Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella picta), resting between the blades of the Seapen (Pteroeides sp.). Photo taken off Komodo, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra). Female with eggs, resting in a Slate Pensil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus). Photo taken at Hawaii, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus graspus), searching for algae in the intertidal zone. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Equador. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Sally Lightfoot Crabs (Graspus graspus), searching for algae in the intertidal zone. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Equador. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro), on the trunk of a coconut palm. This crab is sought after and eaten by islanders of the Pacific region. Photo taken at Atutaki, The Cook Islands. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Crab (Unknown species), on a Pin Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaguineae). Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes sp.) - on a Sea Pen. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Gorgonian Crab (Xenocarcinus depressus), on a gorgonian coral. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at the Fijian Islands. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Coral Hermit Crab (Paguritta sp.), living in a hole in hard coral. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab in Alcyonarian Soft Coral. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, Including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo was taken at Raja Ampat, Indonesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Graspus graspus), searching for algae in the intertidal zone. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Equador. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spanner Crab (Ranina ranina). Also known as Kona Crab. Commercialy harvested. Photo taken in off Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spanner Crab (Ranina ranina). Also known as Kona Crab. Commercialy harvested. Photo taken in off Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.). Photo was taken on the island of Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus), in old discarded cone shell. Photo taken off Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.). Photo taken off Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Sponge Crab (Dromia dormia). Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.). Photo was taken on the island of Yap, Micronesia. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
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