odor trail

odor trail
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
A chemical trace laid down by one insect to be followed by other insects of the same species or nest; the substance is called trail pheromone or trail substance.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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