Location: Archbold Biological Station, VenusWe are known as True Cochineal Bugs,
You have eaten us many times
Our females are collected, killed and crushed
And used in food and cosmetics as red dye.
Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019
Location: Archbold Biological Station, VenusWe are known as True Cochineal Bugs,
You have eaten us many times
Our females are collected, killed and crushed
And used in food and cosmetics as red dye.
Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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And, they are used in paints, too.
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