[YeOakAye]

Surprised that the article doesn't have a single photo of a cochineal...

I mean the title is 'The insect that painted Europe red'. You'd think they could show it once.

[saagarjha]

There is one in the middle of a woman harvesting them. I find it interesting that such a red dye comes out of an insect that's a grayish-white.

[YeOakAye]

Ah I didn't notice that the image could be expanded into much higher res. Still, I'd expect an image of an individual insect for clarity.

[pavel_lishin]

Had to look this up on Wikipedia - apparently they look so grey because they're covered in waxy stuff meant to prevent water loss. They're apparently purplish, inside.