| Fleshy pads: After removing the spines and skin, they can be
sliced
and eaten. The
white wax protective mass of the Cochineal scale can infest the
pads.
The bright red die from the insect has been used by American Indians
for centuries and introduced to Europe as a textile die by the
Spaniards. |
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| Fleshy pads: Indian Springs - 1-Oct-02 |
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| New Leaf: West Bluffs - 1-Jan-03 |
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| Leaf: West Bluffs - 1-Jan-03 |
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| Leaf showing the white wax
protective mass of the Cochineal scale: West Bluffs - 20-Sep-04 |
| Date: 11/25/2004 |