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Both insect flight muscle and cardiac muscle contract rhythmically, but the way in which repetitive contractions are controlled is different in the two types of muscle. We have compared the flight muscle of the water bug, Lethocerus, with cardiac muscle. Both have relatively high resting elasticity and are activated by an increase in sarcomere length or a quick stretch. The larger response of flight...
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