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How to use chelae in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word chelae? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
In this experiment, males were presumed to be adults based upon chelae size prior to experimentation.
In crabs there is a single obvious pair of chelae, but in some of the prawns there may be up to three pairs of less conspicuous pincers.
A male courts a female by touching her with his antennae and chelae.
They had sharp chelae and legs that could injure the farmers.
The new material permits a more complete description of the organism, including more details concerning the margins, the dorsal carapace, the venter, and the chelae.
Examples from Classical Literature
Its rotund form and subequal chelae suggest the land crab, Geocarcinus, but exact determination is of course impossible.
The first pair end in nippers or chelae and are usually much more massive than the others which are used in walking or swimming.
The incubus of legs and chelae and vital organs will be removed.
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