Fig. 3. Images of a jump by Saldula viewed from the side and captured at 5000 frames s^–1, each with an exposure time of 0.05 ms. The images are arranged in two columns with the bottom left hand corner of each image providing a constant reference point in this and in Figs 4, 5, 6. The hind legs started to move at –4 ms as seen by a downward movement of the right hind femoro-tibial joint (arrow), and were the last to lose contact with the ground at take-off (0 ms). The wings remained closed throughout the jump. The antennae were swept backwards by the applied acceleration.