Rhynchokinesis

 

Never mind the woodcocks, here’s the Buzzcocks backing Chris Packham explaining rhynchokinesis – a form of upper jaw mobility, found in some birds, in which the terminal part of the upper jaw may be raised or lowered independently of the rest of it by the bending of the nasal or premaxillary bones.

 

see also:

Birdwatching For Punks

Wasp Spider (Stabilimentum)

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