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Ant Smells Like Blue Cheese for a Reason

Jun 15, 2015 · 2 min
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The "odorous house ant" smells like blue cheese or rotten coconut because it produces chemical compounds similar to those found in its nose-sakes. Cynthia Graber reports

 

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