cochineal insect
any of various small red scale insects of the family Dactylopiidae, related to the mealybugs and characterized by an oval segmented body with white waxy plates and short legs and antennae: the source of cochineal.
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It isn’t as widely understood that tiny creatures like lac bugs, silkworms, and cochineal insects have played fundamental roles in global development.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | NautilusThe cochineal insect is indigenous here, and is found upon the Cactus opuntia.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineIn hot climates, in which the cochineal insect delights, it has been preserved, and is cultivated as an article of commerce.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe Mexicans wove many kinds of cotton cloth, sometimes using as a dye the rich crimson of the cochineal insect.
The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West | Robert E. AndersonThe cochineal insect of Mexico and Central America is solely nurtured by the native growth of cacti.
Aztec Land | Maturin M. Ballou
The crimson portion owes its hue to being steeped in a bath with the little cochineal insect; and the blue to indigo.
Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves | Frances Freeling Broderip
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