I was doing a research online earlier today and I stumbled
on something that I find quite interesting; pheromones. Actually, there was a
time I was reading a lot on the thing and found an equally curious partner in a
friend of mine.
A pheromone is a
chemical an animal produces which changes the behaviour of another animal of
the same species (animals include insects). Some describe pheromones as behaviour-altering
agents. Many people do not know that pheromones trigger other behaviours in the
animal of the same species, apart from sexual behaviour.
Pheromones, unlike most other hormones are ectohormones - they act outside the body of the individual that is secreting them - they impact a behaviour on another individual. Read more here
Pheromones, unlike most other hormones are ectohormones - they act outside the body of the individual that is secreting them - they impact a behaviour on another individual. Read more here
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So apart from sexual behaviour, pheromones can trigger other
behaviours like people can like you more, you step into a room and people are
drawn to you and you get ‘lucky’.
