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"LAND CRABS??"
Yep. That's right. Christmas Island (and Fanning too) is covered in land crabs.
They are Christmas Island's principle form of roadkill. In this way they are like squirrels.
They range from about the size of a very large spider to bigger than your hand. In this way they are NOT like squirrels.
They are edible, but are not a dietary staple. (Like squirrels.)
They are sand colored and live in holes dug in the sand. (Unlike squirrels.)
They do not pinch unless provoked.