A cheetah running up to 70 miles per hour. A bird that flaps its wings against the wind. A burr that sticks to your sock. All are examples of nature’s incredible bioengineering that allows organisms to run, jump, swim, fly — and yes, even cling. The Machine Inside: Biomechanics, lets visitors get a closer look at these marvels of nature and more in the immersive new exhibition opening at the Field Museum on Sept. 3rd. The exhibition represents a range of research from scientists at the Field, showing an incredible array of biodiversity found in plants and animals we know as well as some that may be unfamiliar. Biomechanics gives visitors a chance to learn about animals they might not have heard of before, like luna moths that use their fluffy antennae to smell a potential mate from seven miles away. For more information on the exhibit, visit www.fieldmuseum.org.

The cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal, is one of many specimens included in The Machine Inside: Biomechanics, an exhibition that examines how plants and animals are built by nature to survive. © Field Museum