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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To add to what the others have said. Your hand is big with gaps between fingers etc. Bugs are small. So you might smack a bug on your arm and the bug is in the gap between your fingers. Being small can have some advantages. That said, there is some sort of beetle here in Texas, and you can step on it with your shoe and it doesn’t work. The thing is small but a tank.

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