Claval commissure

The hinge where the mandibles meet is called the commissure. In most birds only the lower jaw can move, just like in humans. Some birds can move both mandibles, such as parrots.

commissure

Biology; Entomology

A bridge connecting any two bodies or structures on a body.

commissure

Language; Dictionaries

A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.

small paper wasp

Animals; Insects

Polistes stigma is a small paper wasp. It is rich brown colour with lighter orange brown legs and antennae. The end of the abdomen is banded with yellow. The wings have a dark ...

trilobite cockroach

Animals; Insects

The trilobite cockroach is a native species that spends most of its time under leaf litter or under logs. They live in small colonies and can communicate with each other using ...

tree termite

Animals; Insects

Nasutitermes walkeri soldiers have a rounded head and long straight mandibles. The soldiers are pale yellowish brown colour. Not a major pest termite. Nests are visible on tree ...

transverse ladybird

Animals; Insects

The transverse ladybirds is bright orange-red in colour with black markings on their back. There is a dark strip down the centre where the wings meet, and prominent V-shaped ...

tortoise shelled ladybird

Animals; Insects

The tortoise-shelled ladybird is an average sized yellow ladybird with stripes along and across the body in a net pattern. It has two black stripes running from the eyes to the ...

tobacco moth

Animals; Insects

The tobacco moth is an introduced pest species of moth. The adult moth has brownish grey forewings crossed with two light bands. The hindwings are paler and plain grey. The ...