Odor
When roughly handled, an eisenia fetida exudes a pungent liquid, thus the specific name foetida meaning foul-smelling. This is presumably an antipredator adaptation.
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Famous quotes containing the word odor:
“To me, bitterness is the under-arm odor of wishful weakness. It is the graceless acknowledgment of defeat.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“The spring over there takes you by the throat, the flowers blooming by the thousands over white walls. If you strolled around for an hour in the hills surrounding my town, you would return with the odor of honey in your clothes.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“Moisture and color and odor thicken here.
The hours of daylight gather atmosphere.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)