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Ant smell (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's a very unique smell and hard to explain, but nothing on earth smells similar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

They smell kind of like blood and iron to me.