Mantises jump from smooth surfaces by pushing with “heel” pads of their hind legs

This submission contains data underlying the article "Mantises jump
from smooth surfaces by pushing with “heel” pads of their hind legs".
The data include recorded adhesive pad contact areas of middle and hind
legs of juvenile Stagmomantis theophila mantises while they accelerated
for jumps from smooth glass surfaces, as well as adhesive pad contact
areas of front, middle and hind leg steps during horizontal walking.
Moreover, tables are provided summarising further data of the jumps
including pad type and number, take-off direction, foot angle, and time of
detachment. A further data table summarises the kinematics of S. theophila
mantises jumping from high-density foam, including the timing of
acceleration, take-off, and the detachment of middle and hind legs, as
well as foot and body coordinates. The data underlie main figures 3-7 and
figures S3-S4 in the supplementary material.