An odoriferous substance is the sense of smell energizing, chemical material, which serves communication with animals. With plants odoriferous substances serve both attracting from insects to the spreading of Pollen, seeds or Sporen and for the deterrence (see: Stinking gland).

Animal odoriferous substances

Many animals possess smell glands, which (at least for certain animals) smell pleasantly; admits is for example the Moschus.

The animals use their odoriferous substance for example around their district to mark (smell marks) or kind comrade messages communicate. ( of the kind comrades) in such a way ants mark their roads with formic acid.

For attracting the Sexualpartner female animals for example spray urine, in order to signal the male kind comrades that they can be covered. Also some kinds of butterfly attract their partners over many kilometers away with odoriferous substances.

Odoriferous substances can besides for the excitation of the sex partner serve. Smell glands are particularly developed during the Brunst fully with mammal males. (Foreskin gland of the beaver or the Moschusbeutel of the Moschustiers). The beaver sprays so-called "Bibergeil" around kind comrades to attract. This odoriferous substance was gladly used/by hunters with the hunt of beavers, since it guaranteed very high catch quotas.

For deterrence in relation to enemy for example stinking animals use

Vegetable odoriferous substances

Plants possess odoriferous substances, in order to attract insects or deter Fressfeinde. Sweet smells are usually used as LOCK means, evil-smelling for the defense.

Odoriferous substances with humans

Humans use, similarly the animal, own odoriferous substances (pheromones) for sexual luring and advertisement, also different odoriferous substances are in the cleaning and detergent industry central of components of the products.

See also: Pheromones, Parfum, smelling off

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