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  • Animal Behavior
  • Robotics

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  • Sensorimotor control in vertebrates relies on internal models for actions like reaching.
  • The use of internal models for predictive control in invertebrates is not well understood.
  • Prey interception in dragonflies is a complex behavior analogous to targeted reaching.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether dragonflies utilize internal models for prey interception.
  • To determine the extent to which internal models of body dynamics and prey motion drive dragonfly flight control during interception.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous tracking of dragonfly head and body position and orientation during flight.
  • Analysis of flight data to infer the role of predictive models in steering maneuvers.
  • Comparison of observed flight control with predictions from forward and inverse dynamic models.

Main Results:

  • Dragonfly interception steering is significantly driven by internal models of body dynamics and prey motion.
  • Predictive head rotations continuously track prey angular position.
  • Head-body angles guide body rotations for alignment with prey flight path; vision handles unexpected movements.

Conclusions:

  • Dragonflies employ sophisticated internal models for sensorimotor control during prey interception.
  • Model-driven control underlies most interception steering, with vision used for reactive adjustments.
  • These findings reveal advanced computational strategies in insect behavior.