Table 2.

Results from modelling analysis of propulsive stroke.

	model
	linear	turning
propulsive force (pN)
free	2.91	4.86
stalked 1	6.62	6.53
stalked 2	4.11	6.34
recurrent	7.05	8.37
total propulsive force (pN)	20.69	26.09
CN (pN s μm−2)	1.85×10−3	1.75×10−3
CT (pN s μm−2)	0.93×10−3	0.88×10−3
α	2.76	5.94
EVx	0.48	0.16
EVy	0.39	0.43
ER	0.42	0.49
flexural rigidity (N m2)	1.55×10−21