Comment on feral naming

Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Corno@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They excrete ammonia through their exoskeleton because they don’t actually pee! I’ve only noticed a smell from them when they’re in large groups. They may be a bit smelly, and a lot of people mislabel them as insects, but they’re actually terrestrial isopods and are related to crabs and shrimps!

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  • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Welp, that explains why the Netherlands calls these bugs “bedpissers”

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• Glimpythegoblin@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah they smell like stinky wood/almonds to me.

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  • Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    stinky wood/almonds

    Isn’t almonds also the scent reported by those genetically-equipped to smell cyanide?

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• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not me! Do you smell ants? I think it’s a genetic trait.

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  • WhipperSnapper@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Certain ants are pretty distinct. Thatch ants spray formic acid as a defense, and will have a sour smell (and taste, or so I’ve been told). Odoriferous house ants are named so for obvious reason, and smell (to me) like pen ink. Assuming they taste terrible, but I dunno anyone who’s tasted one.

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    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      That’s very interesting. I can’t smell ants at all and [threads subject] smell like dirt to me (I assume because they live in dirt)
      Thanks for explaining!

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  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve never noticed an ant smell, if I had to guess I’d assume it’s some different chemical I’m picking up on from the pill bugs.

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think so! I love them but I haven’t smelled them. What’s your stance on cilantro? I love genetic smell/taste traits.

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      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m a soap-taster, unfortunately, but it smells really good to me!

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• cholesterol@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Doesn’t ring a bell. Earwigs have a distinct smell, though.

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