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But if you think using bugs to make pigments is a thing of the past, you’d be wrong. Nowadays, a little bug that lives in different cacti in Mexico, in the southern part of the United States, and in Peru (the first producer and exporter of cochineal in the world), the Dactylopius coccus, is used in the cosmetics, food, and beverage industries. This is actually what gives an intense red color to all these products. Therefore, it’s almost certain that you have either worn, drank, or eaten the dye extracted from this insect at some point in your life and maybe you didn’t even realize it!
