Thesis Appendix: Crab Investigations

MULTIPLE FACES OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND: CRABS

Crab Positions Crab Dimensions (opposite) Crab Migration Patterns

14 120 DAYS: APPENDIX

MULTIPLE FACES OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND: CRABS120 DAYS: APPENDIX

Terrain of Surfaces

An attempt to capture the crab’s perspective and occupation of space

0. Pre-Wet Season

1. First Rain of the Wet Season2. Downwards Migration of male crabs

6. Dipping of crabs, Burrowing of crabs and Female Migration5. Dipping of crabs, Burrowing of crabs and Female Migration

9. Female Fertilisation in Burrows and Return Male Migration

Mapping the distribution of crab bodies across the migration and breeding cycle.

3. Downwards Migration of male and female crabs 4. Dipping of crabs and continued migration 5. Dipping of crabs, Burrowing of crabs and Male Migration

9. Pre-Spawn (approx. 18 hours before) 10. Spawning (approx. 3-5am) (last quarter of the moon) 11. Female Return Migration, New migration cycle begins (2nd week)

Mapping the distribution of crab bodies across the migration and breeding cycle.