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366: Just Science Day (w/ Deboki Chakravarti!)

Dear Hank & John

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The Ant Smell

Ants smell like formic acid, which is the stuff fire ants put in you that burns and makes you itchy. It's apparently also smells like vinegary, which makes sense with blue cheese. And it's only smelvable by some people. So I was so curious, like for everyone who smells ants, how many ants does it take for you to smell? Like, if there's just one ant around, are you like, there's an ant or how many ants do there have to be for you to realize this?

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