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Blowfly Thorax.
Cutaway three-dimensional visualization of a blowfly thorax created using in-vivo time-resolved microtomography. Several of the tiny steering muscles are highlighted (green to blue) alongside the much larger power muscles (yellow to red). View the full video here. See Taylor et al.
Image Credit: Simon M Walker, University of Oxford
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