Eli5 how our body can feel the smallest bug/insect on our skin but not be bothered by wind or dust constantly against us?

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Or even our clothing rubbing against us doesn’t bother us but if a tiny bug lands anywhere on our body we feel it straight away

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Timing, two nerve sensors need to be triggered in the same area within a second for you to notice, constant nerve signals or just a lone trigger will be ignored.

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