What is the name of the acid that causes the taste and aroma of sugar ants?

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What is the name of the acid that causes the taste and aroma of sugar ants?

When I was a kid I accidentally bit down on a sugar ant that had been trapped on my cereal spoon. It tasted foul and bitter. I soon noticed that when crushed, the ants have a smiliar aroma to their taste. I've been told its a type of acid in their bodies. What is the name of that acid?

2006-09-07 03:51:32 · 3 answers · asked by restlesswriter 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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its formic acid

its in bees and ants both and has a strong odor

2006-09-07 03:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Grin Reeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

its formic or myrmigik acid (the word myrmigi in greek means ant and thats where it comes from)

2006-09-07 11:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by girl24gr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

ascorbic acid

2006-09-07 10:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by CHIMPU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋