pheromone
noun
pher·o·mone
ˈfer-ə-ˌmōn 
: a chemical substance that is usually produced by an animal and serves especially as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses
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These are literal trails where ants lay down a pheromone on the path to a food source to attract other ants from their colony.
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Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
But whether these early ants used pheromones to communicate has remained unclear.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
Providing items such as proper scratching posts placed near the areas a cat frequents, toys, elevated observation spots, and other enrichment options, including pheromone products, can help.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The females, which are noticeably larger than the males, release pheromones on their way into shore to draw in suitors.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 June 2024
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Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
But whether these early ants used pheromones to communicate has remained unclear.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
Providing items such as proper scratching posts placed near the areas a cat frequents, toys, elevated observation spots, and other enrichment options, including pheromone products, can help.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
The females, which are noticeably larger than the males, release pheromones on their way into shore to draw in suitors.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 June 2024
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pheromone
noun
pher·o·mone
ˈfer-ə-ˌmōn
: a chemical substance (as a scent) that is produced by an animal and serves as a signal to other individuals of the same species to engage in some kind of behavior (as mating)
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pheromone
noun
pher·o·mone
ˈfer-ə-ˌmōn
: a chemical substance that is produced by an animal and serves especially as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses
called also ectohormone
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