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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Imagine you slapping your friend back, imagine that mark that looks like a hand. That is the energy your hand made. Now imagine a small insect on that mark. That is how little of that energy that insect can get of your handslap.