A genus of large land crabs, particularly the red land crab found in the Caribbean.
Scientific Latin genus name derived from Greek 'gekos' (gecko) and 'karkinos' (crab), suggesting an early taxonomic connection between geckos and these crabs.
The red land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) makes epic migrations of up to 2 kilometers to the ocean to spawn, navigating by Earth's magnetic field and the position of the sun!
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