Scientists at the University of Oxford in the U.K. have developed a CT scanning technique that lets them view the inner workings of insects' muscles while in flight.
The intricate movements of a blowfly's muscles - as it flaps its wings 150 times per second - is shown in super slow motion, thanks to a very fast and powerful x-ray machine. The internal motions in something as small and fast as a fly were captured by using a large particle accelerator called a synchrotron, in this case one located at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland.
(thanks Cora)
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