#1. Swallowing a bug is no big deal. People eat the damn things as a delicacy in other countries and they don't die, so you shouldn't either. It will get processed in your stomach the same way a ham sandwich does. It will pass through your system the same way that ham sandwich does. It will end up in the sewer system the same way too.
#2. Hooked on phonics can work for you too.
#3. Anytime you type the words "swallow", "throat", and "gross".....expect the leghumpers to make jokes. It's IA. Don't get pissy about it. You've been around here long enough to know the drill.