** CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS ** Dr Paloma Gonzalez Bellido - The time available for motion processing ultimately dictates the attack strategy of predatory flies

For predatory insects, detecting a fast and small moving target is crucial for survival. Such dependency has resulted in a greater eye investment and specialized performance. Although impressive on its own, motion detection is not sufficient for successful predation. Whether to launch or withhold the attack and the final outcome are entirely dependent on the motion processing and decision making mechanisms that follow it. To which extend are the hunting strategies of different aerial predators affected by eye size, ecosystem type and phylogeny? In this talk I will discuss the recent findings from our laboratory obtained by studying two predatory dipterans: Killer flies and Goggle flies.