pheromone

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This reduces her ability to lay eggs and also lowers her production of methyl oleate, a pheromone that normally signals to workers that she is healthy.

From Science Daily

Take for example Ophrys sphegodes, the early spider orchid, which has flowers resembling a spider's abdomen, but also reproduces the sex pheromones of certain mining bees.

From Salon

This feeling of connection is the mysterious work of pheromones, compatibility, good timing.

From Washington Post

Johnson told Salon that cats communicate through "physical, vocal and chemical cues," from purring and blinking to sharing their pheromones by rubbing their cheeks against you.

From Salon

Some release sex pheromones that attract male insects, whereas others make fake pollen to tempt bees and other pollinators with the promise of a meal.

From Science Magazine