Eli5 how can insects survive a slap from humans, a creature that’s gigantic compared to them
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Depends on what kind of “slap” we are talking about.
Insect is sitting on a wall and you slap it: insect goes “splat”, because you are smashing it against the wall. Your slap strength is much larger than what the insect can withstand.
Insect is in the air or on the ground and you just slap it away: The insect is so light that the air you displace slapping it will move it away. Compare slapping a balloon stuck against the wall to slapping a balloon in the air.
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