Imagine a cologne that doesn’t just make you smell good, it makes you look good, too. That is what pheromone cologne manufacturers would have you believe. A typical product has a selling line like, “”Would you like to turn beautiful single women on instantly?”” Who would say no? Mixed with alluring [...]
In many commercial labs around the world, workers are busy synthesizing special chemicals that both men and women will buy hoping to attract more of the opposite sex. No, these aren’t aphrodisiacs in a bottle, they’re pheromones. What are pheromones?
Pheromones are special chemicals released by animals that help to communicate something to other [...]
Pheromones are essentially chemical messengers released by animals that affect other animals. Usually they serve to communicate something about territory, reproduction and caring of offspring, the presence of danger, or even the presence of a rival. All animals from insects to humans have pheromones and they have a powerful effect on behavior. [...]
Once the only form of communication between animals, pheromones are chemical messengers from one being to another that affect the behavior of the receiver. From amoebas to insects to mammals, all animals have this ability. Detected in mammals through the vomeronasal organ in the nose, these chemicals vary and convey different messages. [...]
Pheromones are chemicals released in a variety of ways by animals to communicate something to other animals of the same species. This message may be, “”I’m ready to mate,”” or “”Stay away from my territory,”” or “”Watch out, there is a predator near by.”” All animals from small insects to large fish seem [...]
You may have heard of the silk moth that can detect a female’s presence from miles away. This is possible because the moth, like most animals, has the ability to detect pheromones, which are chemicals produced by other animals.
Technically speaking, a pheromone is an odorous chemical produced by an animal that affects the behavior [...]
