I smell it either way but it’s stronger when they’re crushed.
childOfMagenta@jlai.lu 6 days ago
Are we talking formic acid from crushed ants or just there is an ant around and they can smell it?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 days ago
kandoh@reddthat.com 6 days ago
That’s true of most animals
SethTaylor@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Sometimes science do be cruel like that
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
Not just crushed ants, I smell it when they’re scared and running as well. Calm ants though, they don’t smell to me.
AlboTheGuy@feddit.nl 5 days ago
Exactly, ants literally spray formic acid at anything that threatens them