Why don’t insects die when flicked?

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I always flick them away with a finger, but they always come back. Wouldn’t the force of my finger be huge to them, since it stings even for humans? Why don’t they die or at least be incapacitated?

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The reason that would hurt/kill a human is because we have a brain. And that brain would bump and ricochet off the skull. That can cause brain injury and death for us. Insects don’t have brains. They are just a nervous system.

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