fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoAnt smellmander.xyzimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1637arrow-down117
arrow-up1620arrow-down1imageAnt smellmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoIt’s a very unique smell and hard to explain, but nothing on earth smells similar.
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoIt’s probably the formic acid they have as blood… If you crush them then smell the remains it’s pretty strong and specific. Anyone can smell crushed ants.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoThey smell kind of like blood and iron to me.
It’s a very unique smell and hard to explain, but nothing on earth smells similar.
It’s probably the formic acid they have as blood… If you crush them then smell the remains it’s pretty strong and specific.
Anyone can smell crushed ants.
They smell kind of like blood and iron to me.