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minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoDepends. With North American formica ants, it’s formic acid, but with Canadian odorous house ants, it’s a methyl ketone that smells a lot like blue cheese.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago smells a lot like blue cheese Oh, so stinky feet smell?
minus-squareAnchoriteMagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoKinda? I’d almost describe it as halfway between stinky feet and the smell that stink bugs give off.
Depends. With North American formica ants, it’s formic acid, but with Canadian odorous house ants, it’s a methyl ketone that smells a lot like blue cheese.
Oh, so stinky feet smell?
Kinda? I’d almost describe it as halfway between stinky feet and the smell that stink bugs give off.