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Pheromones are called external hormones (ectohormones) because they act like hormones but on an animal different from the one that produces them.
but this term is obsolete now because pheromones are no longer considered as hormones.
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How do worker termites sense pen ink?
They don't "sense" it. A chemical in the pen ink is similar to a pheromone secreted from other termites. They can "smell" the tracking pheromone copycat and follow it.
What is the chemical odor signal given off by an animal?
pheromone
What does pheromone disruption do?
Pheromone disruption, in a nutshell, is when you expose pest insects to high amounts of their sex pheromones. This causes the males of the species to become confused and unable to contact and mate with as many females, causing the offspring numbers to be reduced dramatically. Pheromone distruption, also known as communication disruption, is commonly used in pest control on cash crops.
What is a pheromone and how can it be useful to insects?
Pheromones are used by insects to communicate. Sexual pheromones allow males to track females. Attack or alarm pheromones tell bees to join in the attack on an enemy.
Give examples of how chemistry affects society and society affects chemistry?
==> chemistry affects society: Pheromone attracts opposite sex to each other.
What is a chemical that one organism uses to influence another is called?
A pheromone.
What are pheromone signals detected as?
Pheromone signals are detected as odors.
Why would you all of a sudden have a large amount of hornets show up?
One of the components of the hornet venom is a pheromone, called the alarm pheromone. This attracts other hornets to attack. When you squash a hornet you release all of the venom it has stored and the pheromone attracts the others.
A pheromone is a signal detected as a(n)?
A pheromone is a signal detected as a smell.
Do bees know you killed one of them?
Yes, if you kill a bee by squashing and venom is released. Bee venom contains a pheromone, called the alarm pheromone, which when released attracts other bees prepared to sting.
A chemical produced by an animal that serves as a communication to another animal of the same species is called?
A pheromone.
The male Japanese beetle detects and destroys the female pheromone molecule. What tells the male protein to destroy the female pheromone molecule?
The male Japanese beetle detects and destroys the female pheromone molecule. What tells the male protein to destroy the female pheromone molecule?
Are prostaglandins distant hormone?
Distant hormone is not technical term ,you probably want to say pheromone ,these are not pheromone .
Is Apitoxin a pheromone?
yes
How can you sense a pheromone?
Smell.
What is male pheromone?
A male pheromone is a chemical released by males naturally. This chemical is used to sexually attract females.
Is it possible to get stung in the same excact place by 3 bees?
Yes, it's possible. Within bee venom is a pheromone, called the attack pheromone. Any bee responding to this would be more likely to sting, and could be attracted to the same site.
