How Do Tiny Insect Legs Function?

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Insect legs, including the extremely thin ones that are smaller than human hair, operate through a system of muscles located inside their exoskeletons. Unlike humans, who have muscles attached to an internal skeleton, insects have muscles that contract and move the legs from within their hollow, cylindrical exoskeletons. This anatomical difference is crucial for understanding how insects can effectively maneuver despite their small size. The discussion also touches on the structural similarities between insect and human muscles, noting that both are composed of microscopic strands.
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How do insect legs work? Especially the really small ones that are thinner than human hair? Are they moved by muscles just like peoples?
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Insects have exoskeletons rather than endoskeletons. Insects' muscles are on the inside of their hollow, cylindrical skeleton - rather than like us where the muscles are on the outside of inner skeletons.

Was there something else you wanted to know? Size? Did you know our muscles are merely large bundles of microscopic strands?
 
"Did you know our muscles are merely large bundles of microscopic strands?"
That answers my question.
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