A nasty, sickly sweet, acidic smell that absolutely ruined all forms of mushroom and fungus for me because they seem interconnected, like an organic, alien smell of decay and fermenting biology.
I don’t have a great sense of smell, but I seem particularly sensitive to smells like ants and truffles, it makes me gag.
So, what do ants smell like?
A nasty, sickly sweet, acidic smell that absolutely ruined all forms of mushroom and fungus for me because they seem interconnected, like an organic, alien smell of decay and fermenting biology.
I don’t have a great sense of smell, but I seem particularly sensitive to smells like ants and truffles, it makes me gag.
Forming acid
Oh ok, cheers!
Follow up question, what does that smell like?
Kind of like ants.
Soury pungent smell.
No idea I can’t smell it, but my mom can. Maybe somebody else can chime in.
Nah man, ask you mom. Let’s to an ama with you mom.
This is way funnier than it should be
not fully formed acid?
formish
*Formic
To me they smell like a strong chemical-y smell. A lot like a Sharpie.
Like ballpoint pen ink
Weird I didn’t realize that was an actual thing. That’s how worms smell to me too.