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Do the insects have muscles?

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But these insects have evolved specialized muscles for which one nerve pulse can initiate multiple contractions thereby increasing the contraction speed. Insects do seem to have proportionally stronger muscles, this boils down to a fundamental constrain on the power of muscles as they get larger. read more

Best Answer: Yes, insects have muscles, which they use to move their legs and other body parts. However, since their skeleton is external instead of internal like ours, the mechanics are a bit different as the muscle bundles are attached to the inside of the exoskeleton. read more

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