Though the land crab is mostly terrestrial,  they do rely on the ocean for part of their early life cycle. Spawning occurs from June–November or when the spring rains begin. Once the eggs are fertilized, the crabs migrate to the coast, sometimes up to 3 miles, to deposit their eggs in the ocean. Migrating crabs must avoid natural predators and automobiles as they cross roadways. If you live in a coastal community, you cannot miss them. They are one of the funkier sightings when you live by the beach.

During a full moon, these large burrowing crabs return to the ocean to deposit their eggs. The egg-bearing females migrate to the water’s edge and release over 250,000 eggs. A full moon is tomorrow so we have seen them diligently making their crawl over the past week.