Whenever you see a small fly or bug get submerged in water they struggle to move and often die. So how does a bit of surprise rain not wipe out a lot of these bugs?
In: Biology
As far as I know it’s because of the shock wave raindrops are generating. Small flies and bugs are so light they’re pressed away by the shock wave that rain drops generate
It does. Hell, raindrops usually weigh more than them. Have you ever noticed that during a rainstorm there is not many bugs? that’s because they kinda go into ‘hiding’ and stay until it stops. Rain *does* wipe them out. They just usually try to not fly in rain.
Bugs aren’t so fragile that a raindrop landing on them will kill them. Flying insects get knocked out of the air. So they hunker down and hide until it stops raining. Those that get caught get stuck in surface tension and if they can hold their breath long enough, escape once water evaporates.
Did you not watch A Bug’s Life as a child?
I don’t know about ALL bugs but here’s why mosquitoes dgaf
TLDR: they’re smol, and at this scale that’s an advantage
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