How to Use fiddler crab in a Sentence

fiddler crab

noun
  • When Wavy Dave waved, the male fiddler crabs in the vicinity upped their game.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
  • This little robot was deployed on a mudflat along with fiddler crabs in southern Portugal.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Male fiddler crabs were less likely to compete with rivals with larger claws, possibly out of fear of losing or being attacked.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The male fiddler crabs use their one oversized claw to attract females, waving it with a frantic energy outside their burrows.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
  • During those precious months, anything from a fiddler crab to a minnow was cause for excitement, our time with them so abundant that there was no need to tally or keep track.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab is expanding beyond mangroves.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Not all crabs walk sideways Most true crabs—those belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, such as fiddler crabs, snow crabs, and ghost crabs—characteristically exhibit lateral movement.
    — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Previous research shows female fiddler crabs prefer males with larger claws and faster waves, so Wilde and his team wondered what would happen if those real crabs were forced to compete with an artificial replacement that was not only bigger but also faster, according to the study.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025

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