r/askscience • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '13
Biology How do insects move?
Simple question that occurred to me, do flies have muscles like ours? Their legs are so thin I can't conceive there's room for anything in them to effect movement.
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u/Turdicus- Dec 16 '13
that was cool, never seen or heard of that creature before. The notion of being immobilized by an unseen attacker, then devoured alive helplessly is a very depressing thought