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an insect's colorful gift, treasured by kings and artists

12/3/2017

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Brief overview of the history of the color red and the influential role of the cochineal beetle. Click on the photo for a link to the article.
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Kris
12/4/2017 01:38:54 pm

The use of cochineal still amazes me. Who discovered that if you ground up the female scale insect under the prickly pear cactus, you'd get such an incredible color!

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