I'm interested to understand possible effect of the body form of the grasshoppers and bush-crickets on the effectiveness of their movements under different conditions (e.g. on the ground, between grasses, between bush leaf etc.). I suppose that the head form could influence on the body disposition during the jump and (even more importantly) at the moment of the landing.
Any ideas?
Hello, you can use 3D cameras to folow the position in space of your grasshooper. Perhaps can you contact Guillaume Chiron (INRA la Rochelle France) to discuss this subject.
Best regards,
Juliette
You can also use high speed cameras to record your insect. There are several models available, and the prices depend on the frames per second (fps) they can record., for example,t he Phantom v2511 can record up to 1 million fps, but I imagine about 2000 fps would be enough for your purposes.
You can see the camera in action at different speeds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcU-i7j0uYs
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