Eli5 how can insects survive a slap from humans, a creature that’s gigantic compared to them

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Eli5 how can insects survive a slap from humans, a creature that’s gigantic compared to them

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One way to think of it is, people can get hit by waves on the beach. I’ve played a “game” in Hawaii where I’d let myself get by a wave, some were even taller than me. The water definitely weighed a lot more than me. But the effect was it would start pushing me up the beach.

It might seem a little weird to think of it this way, but humans are mostly made of water.