### sensation | smell:

Scent
* All scents are safe for use in wax candles.
* Most scent attracts bees
  - moths
  - predators
* Most scent is caused by oily secretion
  - scents contain enough alcohol to harm and kill a child after ingesting only a few swallows
* Some scent attracts animals
  - beetles
  - insects
  - wasps
* Some scent comes from glands
  - microscopic glands
  - oil glands
* Some scent glands secrete fluid
  - musks
* Some scents are slightly stronger sexual attractants than others
  - encourage activity and alertness, while others help people relax and unwind
* actually have a function, usually for pollination by insects.
* are detected by the large number of sensory cells on a membrane in the nostrils
  - different and some are more focused and concentrated for one type of insect or another
  - highly volatile molecules which detach themselves from their source and float in the air
  - natural essential oils
  - non-toxic and can be mixed over and over
  - responsible for love at first sight, instant dislike, and more
  - the souls of flowers and are the very essence of the garden
  - or repels almost every creature on earth
  - pollinators that feed on decaying carcasses
* can be a cure for what ails
  - unreliable when the ground is too dry or covered in snow
  - cling or be diffused, depending on the wind, weather, terrain, or humidity
  - have a very powerful effect on our body, mind, and spirit
  - help in creating a preferred state of mind and relaxation
  - induce an amazing power as they influence our moods
  - originate from several plant parts but is often associated with the flowers
  - trigger memories of tastes or sights
* communicate instantaneously.
* determines color.
* fills nostrils.
* give wolves sort of an information superhighway to navigate around their territories.
* glands Huge preorbital glands opening in bull's eye of naked black skin.
* has influence in the bonding process as well.
* help define a person.
* helps headaches.
* hints There are different types of scents that can be used in candle making.
* hounds work with police.
* is also an important component of cat communication
  - an ancient signalling system
  - another aspect of territorial scratching
  - carried by moisture in the air, so the greater the humidity, the stronger the scent
  - deposited on the feces as it is eliminated
  - important in the bonding process for all animals
  - particularly important in food selection for snakes
  - processed in the limbic system of the brain, the seat of memory and emotion
  - subjective and is described by each person as either good or bad
  - the primary mode of communication for giant pandas
* is used as one of their most important forms of communication
  - to communicate to other beavers that an area is occupied
  - very important to animals in the wild because they use their sense of smell to hunt
  - water soluble
* markings outside of burrows seem to signal where an animal is in the dominance hierarchy.
* plays a vital role in cat behavior and their sense of territory.
* plays an important part in courtship, with both animals sniffing each other
  - the social hierarchy too
* plays an important role in lupine communications
  - our lives and has since ancient times
  - the establishment and maintenance of territories and colonies
* powerful motivator for cats.
* provide a link to memory and emotions.
* ranks first because it ranges great distances in water.
* seem to influence sexual attraction in humans.
* serves purposes.
* smell stronger when warm.
* very effective means of communication for wolves
  - strong factor in terms of territory in the animal world

### sensation | smell | scent:

Floral scent
* Some floral scents make people feel more romantic.
* begin as oils that are produced by the petals in most plants.

Human scent
* is the biggest problem deer hunters have to contend with.
* remains longer on cool, moist ground.
* rises to the surface of the water.