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Stereo vision and prey detection in the praying mantis

Vivek Nityananda
Newcastle U
Feb 3, 2021

Praying mantises are the only insects known to have stereo vision. We used a comparative approach to determine how the mechanisms underlying stereopsis in mantises differ from those underlying primate stereo vision. By testing mantises with virtual 3D targets we showed that mantis stereopsis enables prey capture in complex scenes but the mechanisms underlying it differ from those underlying primate stereopsis. My talk will further discuss how stereopsis combines with second-order motion perception to enable the detection of camouflaged prey by mantises. The talk will highlight the benefits of a comparative approach towards understanding visual cognition.

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