Table of Contents Seeing Red The Cochineal Scale Insect 4 Sweet as Honey Honeybee 10 Smooth as Silk Silkworm 18 Hard as Nails Lac Scale Insects 26 Glossary 30 Index 31 Show What You Know 31 Websites to Visit 31 About the Author 32
Seeing Red The Cochineal Scale Insect Food and textiles have been dyed for centuries One particular red dye made from the cochineal scale insect has been used for thousands of years This dye is called cochineal or carmine after the carminic acid the cochineal insect produces to ward off predators Cochineal insects were the first to make a strong vibrant red dye 4
Insects as Producers
Insects produce materials people use every day, from honey to food coloring.
About This Book
By: Annette Whipple
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Published by: Rourke Educational Media (Unlimited)
