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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It could be the same smell, maybe just a different concentration of formic acid.

And no, I can't smell anything from dead or distressed ants. I've never smelled anything from an ant, either dead or alive. It's definitely not an "everyone can smell that" thing.

Edit: I just read this comment which says it's not formic acid. Though they don't cite any sources (yet), so I don't really know.