As the title says, this came to my mind after flicking a seemingly frail leaf bug, only for it to fly right back onto my arm. I like to think that I have a strong flick so I’m curious as to how these insects survive such a force and keep moving as if it never happened considering humans are hundreds if not thousands times bigger than them.
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Because insects are structured in a fundamentally different way. Their exteriors are their skeletons. If you flicked a tiny human, the force would shear and crush their vital organs into paste. A bug however is more like a hollow rock filled with goo. If you flick it, odds are you will inflict only superficial damage, and zero internal damage.
This is generally how most creatures with exoskeletons work. It’s either a no sell attack or catastrophically fatal damage.
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