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[–] [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.