What are the predators of the Christmas Island crabs?
What are the predators of the Christmas Island crabs? When the red crab is still in its larval stage, their main predators are fish and large filter-feeders like whale sharks. However, on the land, Christmas Island red crabs have no natural predators.
What is the largest crab on Christmas Island?
Also known as the coconut crab, the robber crab is the world's biggest land crustacean.
Why is it called Christmas Island?
Christmas Island began appearing on the charts of English and Dutch navigators from the early 1600s. But it wasn't until 1643 that Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company named the island after sighting it on Christmas Day.