pheromones

Cultural

Small molecules that, when released by one organism, act as chemical signals to induce a certain behavior in another organism. Scents that attract animals to each other in a mating process are an example of pheromones.

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pheromones

They suspect the spider adds pheromones to the trap to lure and anger the green ants alone.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

"This keeps the whole group tight together. It's like Guardiola is the queen bee at Manchester City and has got the right pheromones going through his hive at the moment."

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

According to Cranston, the stunt team was able to cover the actor in bees by using pheromones from the queen bee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Foraging for resources is an essential process for the daily life of an ant colony, and ants will self-organize using chemical pheromones.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024

What are we going to do if it turns out that we have pheromones?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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