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Egocentric and Geocentric Coordinates

Egocentric
Centred on self
Geocentric
Centred on some point in the environment

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Egocentric example

Scorpion prey localization
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Parallax

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Locust

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Turn Back and Look (TBL)

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Looming

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Flies landing on walls

Insect Odometers

Burkhalter (1972)
Cataglyphis bicolor
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Step counting?
15 m critical distance...visual cues?

Range Lines

Digger wasps
Two or more landmarks
Intersecting lines
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