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[–] Ookami38 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They smell SO BAD. I was super sensitive to it as a kid, and the smell would be impossible to get off, so I developed a habit of never crushing them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why tf would anyone crush ants? Is this a thing?

[–] Ookami38 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Like, killing them? One or two running across a table, and you just pop em?

[–] phlegmy 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You murderer!
I hope the smell never washes off your hand, you sick son of a bitch.

[–] Ookami38 4 points 3 weeks ago

Look, if they wanna stay alive, they can take a shower.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Huh, oh yeah, like any invertebrate, bcs they are within human space which isn't allowed.

Idk why my brainhole didn't make the connection, I def know people that kill eg spiders if they see them.

I sometimes kill mosquitos that won't leave via regular ventilation paths.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We like you too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I leave the dead mosquitos outside as an offering for the local flying squids, much like ravens they are smart af, and a pleasant addition to the square concrete jungle we made for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, but we prefer mackerel.

[–] Ookami38 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Spider Bros can stay. Ants too stinky.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it's ugly? I just swish them away.

[–] Ookami38 0 points 3 weeks ago

Like spray them with water? Sure, if they're in the sink or on the counter. If you mean just swat them away, I wouldn't trust that to kill them. And as soon as it doesn't kill them, and they find their way back to the nest, there's a chance they'll lead others back, if they found so much as a scrap of food.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a tool-using species, killing them with something you won't care about the smell being on seems pretty trivial.

[–] Ookami38 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It releases the smell. It stays around in the room.

[–] Naz 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I can't smell ants but I can smell roaches. Any house or restaurant I walk into that has that signature roach scent, I do a 180° and leave.

As to describe the scent of roaches: Pungent, wet/moldy towel smell, worse when they're dead.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

We need people like you as health inspectors.

[–] Ookami38 3 points 3 weeks ago

You know, I feel like I know that smell as well. Not anywhere NEAR as pungent as the ant smell, but I've been in some... Unfortunate situations with enough roaches that I can conjure up that smell.

[–] Scubus 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wait I thought wveryone can smell roaches

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, now I can't help but wonder if burning them is better or worse.

[–] Ookami38 5 points 3 weeks ago

Probably better, I've never tried it. I just imagine a bunch of tiny fireballs running around.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

In my experience it's way better, and that having a candle burning will usually clear up the scent of a crush in relatively short order.