Visual stimuli that elicit visual tracking, approaching and striking behavior from an unusual praying mantis, Euchomenella macrops (Insecta: Mantodea)

Autor:	Frank Wieland, Gavin J. Svenson, Justin L. Komito, Frederick R. Prete, Jessica M. Dominguez, Salina Dominguez, Robert Theis
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Male Visual perception Biometry Physiology Mantodea Color Anatomy Astrophysics Biology biology.organism_classification Rotation Luminance Visual field Prothorax Insect Science Predatory Behavior Visual Perception Animals Female Motion perception Visual angle Mantis Cues
Zdroj:	Journal of insect physiology. 58(5)
ISSN:	1879-1611
Popis:	In comparison to other similarly sized mantis species examined in previous studies, Euchomenella macrops has a significantly smaller head, shorter foreleg tibia, but longer prothorax which have been interpreted as specializations for the capture of smaller, slower prey. We tested this conjecture by assessing the rates at which computer generated stimuli elicit visual tracking, approaching, and striking behaviors by adult females. When presented with black disks moving erratically against a white background, strike rate rose progressively as disks enlarged up to 44 deg (visual angle) if the disks moved rapidly (e.g., 143 deg/s); at slower speeds (113, 127 deg/s), smaller disks (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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