Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating | Deep Look

The cochineal is a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico. Female cochineals spend most of their lives with their heads buried in juicy cactus pads, eating and growing. After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red hue produced by their hemolymph. Dyes made from cochineal have been used in textiles, paintings, and even in your food!
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The cochineal, a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico, is known for the vibrant crimson color it produces. This color comes from carminic acid in its hemolymph, a fluid equivalent to blood in other organisms.
As nymphs, cochineals search for a spot on cactus pads to feed and settle in. They quickly develop a protective white wax coating to shield themselves from the hot sun. Once a female cochineal finds a perfect spot, she attaches permanently, living there for the rest of her life.
Indigenous people in Mexico have been harvesting cochineals by brushing them off cacti and sun-drying them long before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. By the 1700s, their pigment was as valuable as silver, establishing cochineals as a prized global commodity.
In Oaxaca, weavers continue to use cochineal dye. They grind dried cochineal on a metate, dissolve the powder in boiling water to dye wool, and then weave the dyed wool into stunning designs on a loom. Dyes made from cochineal have been used in textiles, paintings, and even in your food as a natural alternative to artificial dyes.
--- Which types of food contain cochineal?
Cochineal can be found in some brands of candies, ice cream, beverages, yogurt, fish and meat. Allergies to cochineal are possible but rare.
--- Where is cochineal found?
Today, Peru is the largest commercial producer of the cochineal, followed by Mexico. This insect is also found in other parts of South America, the Canary Islands, and the southwestern United States. Additionally, the cochineal was introduced to countries like Ethiopia and South Africa, where it became a pest.
--- Besides red, what other colors are made from cochineal?
Cochineals are a natural way of obtaining brilliant reds, pinks, oranges and purples.
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[@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612]

Hola, soy Rosa Tuirán, directora y productora de este video. Hemos incluido subtítulos en español. ¡Espero que lo disfruten!

[@MishimaToshiro]

Gracias!!!

[@francorodriguez3499]

gracias por su trabajo!

[@blipboop5594]

Gracias, this was a beautiful video

[@Cristian-lp5bt]

Hola, te amo (:

[@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612]

You can also ask me any questions about this episode. Either in english or español

[@jaredguerra2222]

This just took, "I wear the blood of my adversaries," to a whole new understanding.😅

[@zebatov]

I think they actually did that…

[@toolbaggers]

"I wear the skin of my adversaries." (I hate cows) jk

[@ilyysm]

"meaning" would prob sound better

[@kathleensue1]

Or…I drink the blood of my enemies.

[@Abiral-z8e]

Ewww, gross minded people.

[@rob3108]

Knowing the food industry, eating this bug doesn’t sound like much to worry about.

[@BMarie774]

Everyone eats them. Likely daily. That shiny coating on most candy? Confectioners wax? Yeah it be da bugz.

[@Hobbes9]

@@BMarie774 Who eats candy daily? huh?

[@aliceyip7710]

Me😂

[@aliceyip7710]

cherry😂😅

[@Calicotwin]

@@Hobbes9red 40 is contained in many common food & drinks

[@DragonaxFilms]

These are some of the funkiest looking little bugs I've ever seen. All the wax on them reminds me of huskies in snow.

[@danielawesome36]

They look too cute to kill😭😭😭😭😭

[@muaythai193]

“What is my purpose?” “Your blood colors things.” “Oh my god.”

[@mournblade1066]

Yeah, welcome to the club, pal.

[@Daniel-jm8we]

Fun fact: food manufacturers don't care what you eat and don't want you to ask.

[@ILikeSkulls666]

Little Debbie snacks are literally poison

[@stephencook7337]

@@ILikeSkulls666yeah but you can eat a whole box of them in one sitting 😂

[@narata1541]

This is why I never ate at restaurants and just grow my food!

[@narata1541]

@@ILikeSkulls666 Another person who doesn't know the English language. It's not literally poison as many people ate those snacks.

[@dice2030]

​@@ILikeSkulls666any "baked" goods not in a bakery readily available are poison And even if they are in a bakery, expect it to still be poison

[@litrim1285]

Anyone remember “Arthur”? In one of the episodes, “To Eat Or Not To Eat”, they actually explained about these insects, the cochineal. When I saw the title and then the video mentioned red, my mind flashed back to that episode, and I called the insect’s name. Heh heh. That was a fun episode.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Gotta love PBS

[@boinecastillo7455]

Calm down there D , W ! 😂

[@rustysalmonella7681]

Can always count on the Brain

[@sheogoraththedaedricprince9675]

I heard somewhere that annatto seeds can be used to make red dye as well. I used it to make carne adovada a brighter red. Paprika worked for a bit but, a lot of people are allergic to that spice.

[@marcusmvpgoat1236]

Fax

[@scarsparadise9312]

The content and quality of this channel is highly underrated. Great job, guys; please keep up the great work!!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Much appreciated!

[@HustlerJerbear]

Just for reference… if you’re eating flamin’ hot Cheetos, you’re eating this bug. Lol

[@tnapeepeelu]

I believe those chips use things like Red 40, which is artificial.

[@HustlerJerbear]

@@tnapeepeelu Nope, it contains the ingredient called “Red 40 Lake.” Look that up on Google and you’ll see what it’s actually made of. Lol

[@coffinboy556]

@@tnapeepeelu correct

[@lucent1600]

OH THESE GUYS!! I got a bug encyclopedia as a kid, these became one of my favorites just cuz if how fuzzy they are! Even though it's wax, much like some aphids and true bugs.

[@conanhighwoods4304]

Yeah, they have a cuteness about them.

[@lucent1600]

@@conanhighwoods4304 Absolutely! Specifically, the diagram in the book depicted a male with his wings. I thought they were both cute and cool. I would talk about them all the time hehe

[@Justpassingby204]

What’s the name of the encyclopedia?

[@b1zzarecont4ct]

Stop

[@Duo_Fish]

As you went over their life cycle, especially the point at which the eggs were hatching before they were even fully laid, I knew these had to be closely related to aphids. One search later and yep, these are scale insects which are very closely related to aphids. All female scale insects actually retain their neotenous form! This led me to also learn that mealybugs are another type of scale insect as well, which is a nice bonus. Some of the smallest parasitic wasps in the world control the populations of scale insects because, like aphids, these critters love to sit still and do nothing much for their lifespans. Thanks for another great episode!

[@Calvini2013]

Yeah I thought these were mealybugs at first

[@BVRNERMVSIC]

Mealybugs are a botanical nightmare…at least it’s funny to see ants develop husbandry aphids for bug “milk”

[@hamsterama]

Ah, as I was watching this video, I was thinking these bugs looked a lot like scale! Seems any species of scale will attack cactus. I'm in Ohio, and a few years ago, I had a magnolia tree infested with scale. The scale insects also attacked an opuntia cactus I keep outside during warmer months. In case you're wondering, I had to pay an arborist company to treat the magnolia tree. I squished the scale insects on the cactus. Problem solved!

[@ariannasv22]

The most disturbing thing for me was the eggs hatching when they haven't even landed on the cactus

[@OsirusHandle]

it went further in aphids and just turned into live birth. i guess the same happened with mammals 😂

[@himanbam]

@@OsirusHandle I know some snakes have the eggs hatch inside them and then give birth to live young. The common watersnake from North America is one, according to wikipedia.

[@OsirusHandle]

@@himanbam very cool thanks

[@ariannasv22]

@himanbam we should all just release spores like mushrooms I think that might be easier

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

Imagine if such a weird thing didn't exist, then there'd be no red.

[@robloxiananimates]

0:01 looks like my grandma

[@taiwanesecitizen3253]

…

[@nythin9846]

bruh

[@HAHA-maulana]

lol

[@slothonmercury]

Hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaha so funny dude

[@JakeYearwood]

You ate your grandma?!?

[@Freddisred]

The starbucks strawberry frappuccino used to contain a red dye made out of some insect product, I had heard beetle shells but never looked up specifics (turns out it was indeed these bugs). They changed the recipe to something else after the public learned, and I swear they used to taste much better back when they were made with the cochineal. It's great to have a little more insight about these insects.

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

I'm sure they tasted better. All these bugs eat are cactus.

[@tsm688]

people get upset over the weirdest things. not like it was ever secret either

[@JamminClemmons]

@@tsm688 What’s interesting about (you people) & your alcoholism is that just a few years before the infamous potato famine, Ireland was the site of a massively successful temperance campaign led by the noted Catholic priest, Theobald Mathew. So successful was this campaign that between 1838 and 1841, their national alcohol consumption was cut in half.

[@kennabudd4791]

@@JamminClemmons????

[@AnkaaAvarshina]

@@JamminClemmons what in the seven hells are you talking about

[@marcuscarana9240]

These insects: Oh Gods from above, why are you harvesting us? Humans: You make good paint and food coloring.

[@shrimpofdeath5199]

Don't fear the bug that you eat, fear the bug that eats you.

[@Lioru92]

Omg, I am an artist, the second I heard it was fade resistant I got excited!! We have these lil guys on the prickly pear cacti everywhere here!! I never knew!

[@trip_to_peru]

'Permanence Carmine is a fugitive color, whose fading is influenced by different factors such as light, humidity, or even the color of the glass of a frame.[13]: 140-152  It is highly sensitive to light and tends to fade into brownish tones.[13]: 141-144 '

[@epitaph4humanity]

Lightfast

[@bwayagnes]

Time to get crushing 😂

[@stephenbergeron6268]

Am I the only one comforted by this. Call me crazy, but I'd rather my food dye be made from an edible source such this as opposed to being chemically synthesized.

[@independentpuppy7520]

I would rather have cochineal in foods than the other dyes which are harmful.

[@Planpy7]

​@@independentpuppy7520 seriously;[

[@ShiranaiNeko]

It certainly is unreasonable. A good dye being natural says nothing about its dangers. Just as it being synthesized chemically says nothing about its hazards.

[@josh_harrison]

This is a very unintelligent thought. A substance being chemically synthesised tells you exactly zero about its edibility/toxicity.

[@stephenbergeron6268]

@@josh_harrison You'd normally be right. Except Red dye 40, one of the most common dyes, does have some adverse effects.

[@andreasschone5383]

There is some misinformation: The red dye for the british red coats comes from madder.

[@astrea4020]

They literally used both. It’s easily findable on google…

[@LePetitNuageGris]

Deeply rooted… I see what you did, Deep Look… I’M ONTO YOU

[@LePetitNuageGris]

Good video, btw. Very interesting.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Thanks! Our next video was also filmed in Mexico. It's about stingless bees - don't tell anyone!

[@LePetitNuageGris]

@@KQEDDeepLook Wait, really? Stingless? Cause I have a phobia… that’s pretty interesting. Still can’t get over the look of the hives, though. That activates my trypophobia issues…🤦🏽‍♀️

[@pedromartins6810]

@@KQEDDeepLook I love bees, and your honeybee episode is my favourite so thank you in advance for an episode I can rreally bee excited about

[@KQEDDeepLook]

The stingless bee hives are quite different - no combs. But I don't want to be a spoiler! And their strictures may still be a bit tryptophobic.

[@mccleany6022]

I've been watching deep look for several years it is so fun to watch and I learnt alot throughout the years

[@DubbSaqTV]

me *opens youtube to watch video while eating* KZbin *suggests this video*

[@dzuchun]

"when they emerge butt-first" really feels like Frank's line again (it's amazing, I love that)

[@frankcochran1814]

As a man named frank i find this offensive! (Joking lol) not about my name tho 😂

[@IronShocker77]

Jerry, why did you write it like that?

[@dzuchun]

@@IronShocker77 *sigh* Jerry...

[@joelmauldin6961]

Just a note: The "Daddy Longlegs" shown near the beginning is actually a harvestmen, which is not a spider. There is a similar looking spider called the cellar spider, and people tend to also call both of these critters daddy longlegs. But the harvestmen has a differently shaped body, has a different diet, can't bite humans, and does not have any poison. I thought they were both the same thing when I was a kid, as there are plenty of both where I live, but found out more recently that they are actually quite different.

[@jamesbigelow3721]

Came here to say that, its a Harvestmen!

[@williamwindomtributesite1640]

Yup worked with this as a food scientist in 1997. It has been use for centuries to dye wool in by settlers in St. Augustine, Florida.

[@somwongbulipsurt7901]

this is a, "my clothes are dyed in the the BLOOOOD of my victims" kinda thing

[@The_stone_Philosopher]

1:55 I know I've been watching too much Ze Frank if I expected: "they emerge, butt first... ehhmm dang it Jerry.. but first" 😂

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

Ze Frank is a legend.

[@lexmaun69]

My father used to have a really insane close up footage of this bugs when he took vacation in mexico and fellow photographers.

[@tsm688]

"and this is a 3mm view of jeff's eyebrow."

[@Gervardo]

Their life cycle is so interesting!

[@tymz-r-achangin]

3:54 Huh, I didnt know it was called cleaning when throwing fabrics on a dirty floor

[@alexforce9]

You can say that the male is...pretty fly for a red guy. (Offspring starts playing in the background)

[@KQEDDeepLook]

I see what you did there

[@fridakahlo4225]

I feel bad for being old enough to understand the reference 😣

[@Aionnoakuma]

😂😂

[@Timsturbs]

aha aha

[@josephfoster3819]

Song is pretty fly for a white guy , look it up ​@@fridakahlo4225

[@wirelessaeon]

4:55 I was looking for this.. Very informative 🙏

[@thorr18BEM]

Carminic acid was first synthesized in the laboratory by organic chemists in 1991. In 2018, researchers genetically engineered the microbe Aspergillus nidulans to produce carminic acid.

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Omg I remember seeing these all over when I was a kid, we used to mush them and smear them creating red lines (not proud) We used to call them red spiders

[@hikingglint9648]

Lil' Fuzzbugs Die to Dye! Too cool. Reminds me of the wooly aphids that bloom around my house.

[@shardinalwind7696]

I’m going to pretend that I never knew any of this, and continue with my life or I’ll never recover

[@Arkytross]

It's actually insane how many people don't care about eating bugs, we have A.I. today, why aren't there regulations to properly scan and remove insects and debris in our food like wheat.. and why aren't plants like beets used in food instead of insects? Another reason to make everything homemade, far better taste, from grain to a hand-made loaf of bread

[@RoseMari888]

⁠​⁠@@Arkytross​​⁠​⁠consuming insects is the norm in other countries besides the U.S, Canada and basically most of Europe so if you were from somewhere other than said places you possibly wouldn’t be shocked on the bug matter, plus since they’re crushed people can obliviously ignore it because they’re microscopic and harmless. Because of that, it’s basically pointless and counterproductive to remove them. Red 4 dye is very vibrant, something that beet wouldn’t accomplish, which is why people have been using it throughout history. if you don’t like bugs then you’d be petrified on what’s happening on ur eyelashes rn.

[@tsm688]

@@Arkytross I'm gonna assume beet die tastes like beets, which is good for beets but not a lot else

[@theoriginalop]

Okay I like bugs and all but this is terrifying 😭 The "oozing" wax is just too much for me 🤣

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Good for us to know, thank you.

[@MichaelBristow137]

I had never seen cochinia before I always thought they were beatles of some sort . Thank you for enlightening me.

[@asteri0nyxx]

Beautiful little bugs that make a beautiful color! I always love learning about dye sources, and I don't get why people are freaked out it's used in food too

[@WorldScott]

Dee Plook, she's so informative, teaching us about cochineal and the red dye that comes from them. Thank you Dee Plook!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

You are so welcome!

[@theredrubysoldier3999]

A NEW VIDEO LES GOOOOOO

[@DasGanon]

Well this made me look up if Cochineal was in Elizabethan Class/Color laws, and yes, although because of thr Spanish monopoly on Cochineal, most stuck with Kermes red, another red dye derived from insects, this time being only females that live on a species of oak. Fascinating stuff!

[@KQEDDeepLook]

So glad you brought this up!

[@sneed472]

I was thinking the same thing because I'm certain red dye was incredibly common during Tudor reign, even amongst peasants

[@LaynieFingers]

I didn't know about Kermes red! I'm off to research now!

[@DasGanon]

​@@sneed472it looks like that was Madder dye or Iron Oxide. It's not quite as red but it is cheaper, and it also doesn't always color fast as well. (British Red Enlisted Coats were Madder, unlike Cochineal which was for Officers)

[@chezmoi42]

@@DasGanon In France, madder is called 'garance', which is made from the root of Rubia tinctorum. Soldier's uniforms there, in the early/mid 19th c., consisted of a blue coat and red pants dyed with garance. It was considered a little too eye-catching by the time WWI began, so they went to all light blue.

[@HappyGaminz]

i just ate 3 handfuls of cochineal bugs, darn they taste good.

[@NathanEllisBodi]

Since carmine provides color to the food or beverage it is added to (chazusah), it cannot be batel b'shishim, even when there is a relatively small amount of carmine in the food. However, at typical usage levels, carmine does not affect the taste of the food it is added to. Therefore, if the only non-kosher ingredient in a food is carmine, the equipment used to process that food does not have to be kashered before it is used for kosher food.

[@justanimals4280]

You need to make a soundtrack. The music is absolutely amazing.

[@caucasoidape8838]

These are a special variety of the common scale insects we see in our gardens. It's good to have ladybugs, and lacewings to eat them.

[@rokkitman59]

When I was a kid, back in the early 70’ss I watched this movie at the drive-in movies called ‘the Hellstrom Chronicles…it was all about insects. It was fascinating the camera work!!

[@jugermaut]

Things I wish I didn't know..... Now I'll have to spread this video to let everyone knows 😃

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Please do!

[@madelinekusuma4009]

4:20 it's where you'll find the answer to the title. the rest of it is the bug's life cycle and how it's made for fabric dye

[@bryan418]

4:35... Do not let the vegan teacher hear this😂😂

[@Bingsoc]

Nah let see what’s happens

[@sswwaaggyyzadar]

Shoutout to Cochineal for making food taste good

[@neutralseife8419]

3:42 This looks like minced meat.

[@chootanf]

someone's hungry

[@neutralseife8419]

@@chootanf yes i would like a good meatloaf right now :(

[@dweebteambuilderjones7627]

Given what cochineal dye is made from, it technically IS minced meat.

[@neutralseife8419]

@@dweebteambuilderjones7627 Right never thought about that

[@MichaelHarto]

oh my, the video quality looks gorgeous.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Glad you think so!

[@carlynscolorfulcreations]

They are so cute, im so happy to see such high quality footage of their lifes

[@drstepan1078]

carpets and stuff must've been so cool back in the day, considering the amount of work that does into them

[@ZaZanti]

Your videos are of such good quality and teach so much. Thank y😊ou and keep up the good content!

[@kimn2509]

Appears right when I'm literally eating. Couldn't have timed it better, KZbin.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

better than when you're figuratively eating, eh?

[@kimn2509]

@@virg0_lem0nade lol mb I'll make sure to proofread before sending a reply next time

[@Tser]

This is the most amazing footage of these special lil mealybugs I've ever seen.

[@tenma8797]

My first thought was: huh 🤔. Then: What?!

[@enk335]

I love learning about indigenous Mexican culture! Such a beautiful pigment.

[@boosterbrosllc4681]

Wow that wool is beautiful! Makes you wonder how people first thought of using these little critters

[@CMZneu]

Hey! if the males are the only ones who fly(are they?) how do they get to farther away plants?

[@KQEDDeepLook]

All cochineal go through a "crawler" stage.

[@boingooingo3060]

They apparently can only move to new cacti while in their nymph phase (at least according to wikipedia)

[@CMZneu]

@@boingooingo3060 Dude it's right there in the wiki "The juveniles move to a feeding spot and produce long wax filaments. Later, they move to the edge of the cactus pad, where the wind catches the wax filaments and carries the insects to a new host", now this makes sense because no way they are walking to the next cactus patch!

[@CMZneu]

Found another page where it says "Cochineal scale is spread around by sticking to birds feet" this seems plausible I guess.

[@anthonypost8214]

If you are amazed by these funny wispy white bugs and their red dust, just wait until you learn about Lac bugs and jelly beans. Bugs are epic, and the amount of times they are used for something is amazing. More bug stuff! Lets get bug fuel or something

[@nolonger9112]

And alot said they will never eat insect in any form ever but consume those foods daily. Sweet.

[@BMarie774]

I was eating chocolate covered raisins once. Saw “confectioners wax” on the ingredients. Went down a rabbit hole I didn’t wanna go down..

[@diabetus_og]

imagine if some gigant dried you to death on sun and then made himself a carpet

[@evvveeeeeeee]

I'm not going to lie. That was absolutely brutal to crush those things just to show off their insides.

[@PatrickBaptist]

Bug abuse!

[@6Twisted]

I wish I didn't watch this. Now every time I eat something red I know it's mite blood.

[@KQEDDeepLook]

Well some good news - it's not used in everything!

[@toughenupfluffy7294]

Cochineals aren't mites, they're scale insects. Mites are arachnids. Now you can eat them without revulsion.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

​@@KQEDDeepLook Tell em' where citric acid comes from next >:D and how they leave a lot of nasty benzene in it through the manufacturing process. Fun fact; it's in everything!

[@desertweasel6965]

It's crazy how male insects this small think just like humans in terms of finding a mate and getting it on.

[@BMarie774]

Fun fact, you don’t need chemicals to get rid of these guys. Take off infected pads and dispose of them, or use water to spray them off, or use a natural oil like neem.

[@thantzinnaing1501]

you make me laugh when you say BUTT first

[@maksphoto78]

Butt-first!

[@Quick-Question-Official]

Truly fascinating! The fact it is fade resistant is very impressive.

[@Roboartist117]

The music makes it all seem so cute and fun.

[@sergioortiz1839]

Same thing happens to a mosquito when you squish it after it’s done eating!!!!

[@ItsCerealWarrior]

Lol- wasn't sure what this video was until I saw the powder and I went "Heyyy, it's Carmine!" thanks for the vid

[@ElRayDelRio]

Zapoteco Xinanteco in the hissouse 👏🏽 Much love to my peeps. We still ouchea 🦗 Ya'Chi Campesino Zapatero Salazarismo 💯

[@nightelfuser]

"And it's definitely not vegetarian" Vegans who didn't know about the bug, losing their minds in 3...2...1...

[@ineedalobotomyy]

THEY’RE SO CUTE

[@tammyramey3219]

Red licorice is also made from those bugs.

[@OGYouTuber05]

This is also how Oceanspray gets their ruby red grapefruit juice so "Red".😂

[@chesthoIe]

Where does Fozzie Bear from the Muppets go to get his cochineal and ideas for jokes? Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

[@LSnium]

Human: *scrape bugs off cactus* Human: *squash the bugs and red dye*

[@laurice8056]

The wasps that hatch INSIDE of figs are a nauseating thought too.🤢🤮

[@Sir_Nekra]

I would prefer that instead of artificial dye, plus if it's making people money there would be an incentive to protect them

[@FluorescentBetta]

I'm so glad I that this is something I learned today. Had no inkling whatsoever about any of this!

[@kushologist_420]

I have a cactus that grows in the backyard that has them all over it every year

[@LandOfBreakfast]

I love how they evolved that as defense and humans were just like “oo pretty.”

[@Thundervolt888]

We just gotta accept eating bugs cause I didn’t know about this and my mind was blown I feel bad for the bugs but at least they have a legacy 😅

[@badjokecoke]

"Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating" My brain after seeing the thumbnail: ... a raisin?

[@thespookymouse]

I'm one of the people with an allergy to carmine. Eyeshadow with carmine gives me allergenic pink eye, which I didn't know was possible until it happened. It makes me mad the makeup companies will claim to be vegan but use carmine, which isn't even vegetarian. I always gotta read those labels. I also hate bugs and would rather just f around with red 40.

[@julietteferrars3097]

This world and the ways humans utilize it continues to amaze me.

[@Real_AnimA]

I had heard a long time ago that the coating on m&M's and Skittles were made from bugs, this must be the guy.

[@shashikantnipanikar860]

"No hiding what you had for lunch" 😅

[@ItzYoGyalCuTiE]

Woah! I had those things on my plants before and I got scared. 😮

[@BasementDweller_]

I knew I’ve been eating them for a long while.

[@ruthie8785]

Weird, I don’t find this gross at all. It’s such a satisfying red!

[@bpmgaming3351]

As an avid bee spit enjoyer, I don't have a problem with this.

[@Birthdayburd12]

Anyone else happen to notice this as an ingredient on their Nerd candies, got interested and then deep dived into what it was and is now traumatized knowing that your favorite candy you just bought 6 packs of contains these bugs and you’re vegetarian??? just me??

[@lovebugg330]

I have seen these in my backyard in Atlanta ga they also get on your skin when you feel something itchy or something biting you.