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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoYou’re saying the formic acid is released when the ant loses its form?
minus-squareLemminarylinkEnglish1•7 months agoI wonder if it’s also the entire cocktail of smells they have in store that gets squeezed out
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoMost likely, but the acid I think has the strongest scent.
I can only smell them when I kill them 🤷♂️
That’s the formic acid
You’re saying the formic acid is released when the ant loses its form?
Ant go squishy, formic acid go splat?
I wonder if it’s also the entire cocktail of smells they have in store that gets squeezed out
Most likely, but the acid I think has the strongest scent.