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(ii) How might the absence of some CS impact the strain encoded by the remaining CS in that field? and (iii) How might these two mechanisms impact how a field encodes the direction of loading on a limb? Using 3D printed resin mechanical models of a\n                    <jats:italic>Drosophila<\/jats:italic>\n                    CS field with 11 CS, we measured the displacement at each sensillum\u2019s location via a corresponding strain gauge rosette (i.e. nonparallel strain gauges). We 3D printed additional \u2018block\u2019 models that flattened the contour and further \u201creduced\u201d models that omitted some caps from the field. Comparing the realistic, block, and reduced models revealed that, as predicted, raised cuticular contouring can rotate the directional sensitivity of a single CS. Removing some caps from the field changed the magnitude, but rarely the directional sensitivity, of cap strain. Both contour and cap removal alter the population response to different loading directions. These results suggest that inter-individual differences could greatly impact strain sensing\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    and provide concrete hypotheses for future biological experiments. 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