Sentences with phrase «marked with pheromone»

If, however, the shorter branch is presented to the colony after the longer branch, the ants will not take it because the longer branch has already been marked with pheromone.

Because this route is the first to be doubly marked with pheromone, nestmates are attracted to it.

Not exact matches

But eventually, all the ants select just one path — the one that is marked most heavily with pheromone.

An ant faced with two paths to a food source may not know which is best, but an ant colony can quickly sort this out: Individuals leave trails of chemicals called pheromones to mark the route from nest to food and back.

But «Chemistry needs to kick in, and that's the toughest area - how to know someone's going to have a good pheromones effect,» says Mark Brooks, president of Courtland Brooks, a consulting firm that has worked with many dating sites.

What Puss is actually doing is marking you as a member of her family with the use of pheromones that are released from her scent glands.

Plus, cats have numerous scent glands that produce pheromones used for marking and communication, and water — especially scented bathwater and chemical - laden tap water — can interfere with this.

Marking due to recent changes and stress can be reduced by limiting exposure to objects routinely marked, investing in Dog Appeasing Pheromone diffusers and for severe cases, consulting with dog behavior professionals.

Spray synthetic dog pheromones around your home to help keep your pup calm and discourage him from marking items with his urine.

The face (cheek, forehead, chin) and paws have important scent glands, and of course urine or spray marking contains pheromones — cats use all of these scent glands to mark their turf and communicate with other cats.

To feel in control, cats will carefully mark their home with pheromones.

To mark their territory visually and with scent (pheromones) as a message to other cats and animals.

Your cat marks his environment with pheromones by rubbing or scratching objects.

Spraying the furniture with a synthetic pheromone, like Comfort Zone ® with Feliway ®, can help reduce scratching that is done to mark territory.

Big cats and domestic cats love to play and rub against things marking their territories with pheromones.

If urine marking can not be eliminated, discuss possible segregation, pheromone therapy and / or medication with your veterinarian.

(Cats also mark with scent glands located on the face and feet, but these seem to have different meanings than urine and fecal pheromones).