Movie 2

X-ray movie from a latero-lateral perspective, showing T. carnifex processing a maggot (Lucilia sp.) under water. Eight consecutive processing cycles (i.e. tongue-palate rasping) can be observed. The large radiopaque marker in the high-speed x-ray recording indicates the position of the prey (maggot). The movie was recorded at 250 Hz and is played back at 50 Hz, which corresponds to 1/5 of the actual speed.