Why Does Rain Smell so Good... to Bugs?

submitted by Huzzaz on 06/14/20 1

Humans love the smell after good rain, though we may not be the the target of the pleasing aroma. There's evidence the characteristic post-rain scent is used to lure arthropods to bacteria. Hosted by: Stefan Chin SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer, Jacob, Katie Marie Magnone, D.A. Noe, Charles Southerland, Eric Jensen, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Matt Curls, Adam Brainard, Jeffrey McKishen, Scott Satovsky Jr, James Knight, Sam Buck, Chris Peters, Kevin Carpentier, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Sam Lutfi, Charles George, Christoph Schwanke, Greg ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0697-x theconversation.com/heres-why-soil-smells-so-good-after-it-rains-135978 Communication with Dr. Paul Becher Image Sources: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Folsomia_candida_-_Soil_Fauna_Diversity.jpeg www.flickr.com/photos/andybadger/8416640195/ www.flickr.com/photos/ajc1/32860932626/ www.flickr.com/photos/ajc1/16407612393/ www.istockphoto.com/photo/rain-and-wind-on-black-umbrella-weather-concept-gm1165369815-320646263 www.istockphoto.com/photo/enterobacteria-gm507855935-43358528 www.istockphoto.com/vector/rain-and-cloud-vector-design-gm1139424381-304542281

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