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minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 8 moismillipedes produce hydrogen cyanide as a defense mechanism
minus-squaredandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonecakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·il y a 8 moisI think that’s why some of them smell like cherry coke - though I’ve never noticed a garden millipede smell that way.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-2il y a 8 moisyea the smell of almonds is H-CN being produced, its nowhere enough to become toxic to people. i remember theres a video about lemurs getting high off of the millipedes secretion, i assume its hydrogen cyanide.
millipedes produce hydrogen cyanide as a defense mechanism
I think that’s why some of them smell like cherry coke - though I’ve never noticed a garden millipede smell that way.
yea the smell of almonds is H-CN being produced, its nowhere enough to become toxic to people. i remember theres a video about lemurs getting high off of the millipedes secretion, i assume its hydrogen cyanide.