Abstract
This paper is dedicated to Philip S. Corbet on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Abstract Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis females (mainly) and males were filmed with a slow-motion camera to analyse, frame by frame, manoeuvres during prey capture flight. Acceleration immediately after take-off was very high, although no high maximum speed resulted. The legs did not assist acceleration but at take-off were already spread in a capture position and remained so until landing. Most successful approaches were frontal but prey often escaped by rapid flight. Approach flights were short and often several odonates pursued the same prey individual. The kinematics of prey capture flight are discussed in relation to calopterygid evolution.
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