So first, what is cochineal? Cochineal is the name of the insect and the red dye that is made from it. The cochineal insect feeds upon the Opuntia pads where the female spends its whole life.

Early Mayan and Aztec civilizations saw red as the color of the gods and farmed this insect for its valuable dye for fabric and food.

A new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest ever found in Australia was located in a remote rainforest.

Wildlife experts in Australia have discovered a new giant stick insect, and it’s the largest, heaviest insect ever found in the region.

In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the ...

Lac insects carry a yeast-like symbiont that produces a commercially important bright red pigment, revealing insights about insect-microbe symbiosis.