Fig. 2. (A) Schematic of tethered flight behavior paradigm and the method for marking when the behavioral response occurs during the simulated attack sequences using a laser and photocell. (B) Example of laser trace as mantis forelegs break the laser during a standard pulse trains to obtain an estimate of the response latency (see text for details). (C) Example of laser trace as mantis forelegs break the laser during a simulated attack sequence and the calculation of the predicted trigger point (see text for details).