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[-] Deebster@programming.dev 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

At the same time, Penick had people rate what they thought the ant smelled like. Most people said blue cheese, but some thought it smelled like rotted coconut. So Penick rotted a coconut in his backyard and found a mold growing on it that, sure enough, is the same mold (Penicillium roqueforti) that's used to produce blue cheese. Another mystery, solved.

So American house ants, rotten coconuts and blue cheese all smell the same. Life is weird.

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

Uh oh. They smell like blue cheese? That means they smell delicious!

[-] PhatInferno@midwest.social 4 points 6 months ago

Thats what i was thinking, i love bluecheese!

[-] RavenFellBlade@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

Especially Blue Stilton. By far my favorite cheese!

this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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