very interesting and enjoyable
post!
A few small observations:
4) I can't imagine anyone caring in the slightest whether we can
differentiate between 10,000 or 20,000 different odors.
A more useful question would be whether we could tell the
difference between thousands, hundreds, or millions.
5) Just like how the number of taste buds in the human
mouth sharply declines as we grow older. A baby's entire mouth is covered with them, but they are pretty much
confined to the tongue by the time we are an adult.
6) misleading question. The blind have TRAINED their
sense of smell, due to the lack of their sense of sight.
7) Incorrect (since you're being rather literal).
Moths don't have noses. They breathe through their spiracles and 'smell' with their
antennae.
http://butterflywebsite.com/faq.cfm
Very informative post! Keep them
coming!
Riley
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