Re: Gloves or not?

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• Subject: Re: Gloves or not?
• From: G* O*
• Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:19:35 -0400

Butch, 
I suspect it's formic acid, which many ants give off as a defense chemical.
Has a strong acidic odor..

Gerry

At 01:11 PM 6/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
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>What is the smell when I dig into an ant colony, has a particular odor??
>
>Butch Graves
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