Not only does Christmas Island boast the highest diversity — and density — of land crabs of any island in the world, it's also home to a staggering natural phenomenon. (travelandleisure.com)
Monash University research fellow Peter Green gets up close and personal with red land crabs on Christmas Island in Australia. (discovermagazine.com)
The island is also home to the world's largest land crab: the robber crab (also known as the coconut crab). (australia.com)