Sidestepping Logic: Celebrating Christmas Island Crabs While Eating Mud Crab’s Legs

Each summer, Christmas Island, a tiny territory off the coast of Perth, plays host to one of life’s more miraculous events: the annual red crab migration.During this eye-catching event, the island is carpeted crimson with red crabs migrating from the island’s interior forests to the ocean to mate and lay their eggs.It’s also the time of year when Australians consume a staggering amount (thousands of tonnes) of dead sea animals, including crabs, whose delicate bodies are po