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Fig. 1. Cross section of a Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) thorax (ca. 0.0003 g) and a diesel engine (118 681 kg). Along with superficial shape similarities, vastly different motors have very similar performance in terms of force output per motor mass. (Drosophila image courtesy of R. Ordway.)





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