Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating

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

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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 23 күн бұрын

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

@MishimaToshiro 23 күн бұрын

Gracias!!!

@francorodriguez3499 23 күн бұрын

gracias por su trabajo!

@blipboop5594 23 күн бұрын

Gracias, this was a beautiful video

@Cristian-lp5bt 23 күн бұрын

Hola, te amo (:

@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612 23 күн бұрын

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

@Velkhana_The_Myth 24 күн бұрын

so red food dye is made out of cochineal bugs that *dyed* ?

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

One kind of dye, yes.

@Velkhana_The_Myth 24 күн бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook how often is it used though? like you're telling me, for all the red cakes at the local bakery could be a few hundred bugs?👁️👁️

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

You will need to read the label. :-)

@LuisSierra42 24 күн бұрын

Good one

@ivanfranco2363 24 күн бұрын

If only you knew how to spell… it’s died. Otherwise your joke won’t land, silly

@gaminator1953 24 күн бұрын

Ok so thats why the reason you get dye from cochineal beetle shells in terraria

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

Must be!

@acasualhotdog._4236 24 күн бұрын

deep look knows about terraria? that's it's awesome!

@silvernull 24 күн бұрын

my first thought too

@pacoramon9468 24 күн бұрын

My town economy was based on that dye until they started to use chemicals for the color red.

@hilliard665 23 күн бұрын

@@pacoramon9468 You mean until they made it synthetically? Everything is chemicals

@ConstellationMushrooms 20 күн бұрын

I like the quote " this insect may only live for a few months but its legacy will live on forever." gives power to the little guy.

@rabidmyers 7 күн бұрын

too bad you didn't quote it correctly

@rhaab117 5 күн бұрын

not sure if the cochineal see it that way xD

@DragonaxFilms 22 күн бұрын

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

@jaredguerra2222 24 күн бұрын

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

@zebatov 21 күн бұрын

I think they actually did that…

@toolbaggers 19 күн бұрын

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

@ilyysm 19 күн бұрын

"meaning" would prob sound better

@kathleensue1 11 күн бұрын

Or…I drink the blood of my enemies.

@user-xc7ek5zu3w 2 күн бұрын

Ewww, gross minded people.

@NOTHINGTOSEEAHAHAH 24 күн бұрын

I love how you always tie the bugs in your videos to the impact they have on our world, whether it be ecologically, scientifically, or socially. It's really interesting learning about a cute little cactus bug's impact on our culture and history, or how a roach's squishiness can help build robots to maneuver through collapsed buildings to find survivors!

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@Polyformer 22 күн бұрын

skibidi

@jeradrichard1520 20 күн бұрын

Really roaches squishiness builds robots??

@jonathandixon1305 19 күн бұрын

@@jeradrichard1520Inspires to build robots.

@thewhuthut 18 күн бұрын

Well said! I agree completely ❤

@rob3108 10 күн бұрын

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

@The_stone_Philosopher 23 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

Ze Frank is a legend.

@AkaliMain 24 күн бұрын

Out of interest I looked on the back of the label for a smarties brownie I had and guess what, they use carminic acid for the red dye on the red smarties, how cool!

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

There you go! Science in action.

@mariuskaesser 23 күн бұрын

Another important bug-product is Shellac. It is not used as much in foods anymore but it is still used as a shiny coating on smooth candies and chocolate

@conanhighwoods4304 23 күн бұрын

What country you in? I thought they were ok in the US.

@AkaliMain 23 күн бұрын

@@conanhighwoods4304 UK ☺

@Ch0senJuan 23 күн бұрын

UK is the worst of Europe.

@ariannasv22 23 күн бұрын

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

@OsirusHandle 22 күн бұрын

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

@himanbam 21 күн бұрын

@@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 21 күн бұрын

@@himanbam very cool thanks

@ariannasv22 19 күн бұрын

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

@Eye_Radiate_Light 19 күн бұрын

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

@Lioru92 22 күн бұрын

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 19 күн бұрын

'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 '

@1988vikable 20 күн бұрын

Never ceases to amaze me all the innovation and cultivation and uniqueness of Mexico and how the indigenous people were so creative and advanced. WOW!!! This was awesome!

@user-bk7pg1ny5l 19 күн бұрын

What is awesome about this? Your skin can make beautiful leather if properly prepared.

@1988vikable 19 күн бұрын

@@user-bk7pg1ny5l Don't be a hater. They live a long and fruitful life and serve a great purpose.

@1988vikable 19 күн бұрын

@@user-bk7pg1ny5l Don't hate appreciate

@1988vikable 19 күн бұрын

@@user-bk7pg1ny5l DONT HATE APPRECIATE

@1988vikable 19 күн бұрын

@@user-bk7pg1ny5l BOOOOO! 🤬

@litrim1285 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

Gotta love PBS

@boinecastillo7455 22 күн бұрын

Calm down there D , W ! 😂

@rustysalmonella7681 21 күн бұрын

Can always count on the Brain

@sheogoraththedaedricprince9675 21 күн бұрын

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 16 күн бұрын

Fax

@Im_here1 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the nightmares.

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@lokeshc9464 24 күн бұрын

it's not nightmare I know

@LuisSierra42 24 күн бұрын

It's a beautiful and vibrantly red nightmare

@rockets4kids 24 күн бұрын

In that case, you definitely don't want to look into the lives of the people making the stuff.

@thesenate8268 24 күн бұрын

Better than artificial coloring, rest in peace little bugs.

@Freddisred 22 күн бұрын

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.

@Hotspot87 18 күн бұрын

I knew this already because when I was in school, my sisters friend had an allergic reaction to the red M&M's, and she found out that it was because she was allergic to this bug! So she can't have anything that uses this bug to color the food.

@NewMessage 24 күн бұрын

"We need something to... I dunno... make it red?" "Let's try that white crusty stuff that's full of bugs on that cactus." "OMG it worked!" -How I imagine the process of discovery.

@medicinemouse7647 24 күн бұрын

Probably they knew the bugs stained your fingers red when squished and tried them on other things

@suraivase7285 24 күн бұрын

They might've been looking for white dye or it could have been someone accidentally making the discovery while messing with a cactus for one reason or another.

@TPixelAdventures 24 күн бұрын

someone probably crushed a bug while harvesting cactus and found that when mixed with the fluid, turned red?

@carloszenteno 24 күн бұрын

@@suraivase7285 We eat the cactus "leaves", we call them nopales. Very good vegetable but a bit slimy. There are ways to cook it to get rid of the slimyness. So probably they discover it while harvesting the cacti and it was bright red.

@suraivase7285 24 күн бұрын

@@TPixelAdventures Yeah, that could possibly be the case.

@saintantonius6311 24 күн бұрын

Me and a kid eating random brand yogurts. KID: I like the red ones because I like the color of strawberries. ME: Um, actually...

@heavymetalukulele1809 23 күн бұрын

🤓

@michaelpineiro533 23 күн бұрын

KID: So, I'm eating bugs? COOL! HEY MOM, GUESS WHAT!

@BasicPsychology101 23 күн бұрын

😂

@danthovict381 23 күн бұрын

VEGAN : so im eating bug's meat?! Noooo

@trenvert123 21 күн бұрын

@@danthovict381 You might be thinking of vegetarians, as yogurt has dairy, and they don't eat that, and I imagine vegan yogurt also avoids using those colorings. Also, I've never met a vegan be surprised by what's in their food, no matter how esoteric I think my knowledge is. Vegans research their food obsessively.

@williamwindomtributesite1640 19 күн бұрын

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.

@stephenbergeron6268 11 күн бұрын

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 6 күн бұрын

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

@AlpInan-mz3sd 4 күн бұрын

@@independentpuppy7520 seriously;[

@ShiranaiNeko 4 күн бұрын

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 2 күн бұрын

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

@stephenbergeron6268 2 күн бұрын

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

@lucent1600 24 күн бұрын

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 23 күн бұрын

Yeah, they have a cuteness about them.

@lucent1600 22 күн бұрын

@@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 18 күн бұрын

What’s the name of the encyclopedia?

@b1zzarecont4ct 12 күн бұрын

Stop

@justanimals4280 21 күн бұрын

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

@pandamonium9255 18 күн бұрын

This determination to make people eat bugs is unyielding. Keep on telling me ways I’ve already eaten bugs and I should just give in.

@Duo_Fish 23 күн бұрын

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 18 күн бұрын

Yeah I thought these were mealybugs at first

@BVRNERMVSIC 15 күн бұрын

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

@hamsterama 13 күн бұрын

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!

@wyliem 23 күн бұрын

not the only insect we eat,the FDA wouldn't regulate the number of rodent/insect parts per pound

@chezmoi42 23 күн бұрын

Indeed. If you're squeamish about that, never read Upton Sinclair's novel, 'The Jungle.' You can thank him for many of those regulations.

@squizitzithatsitalianforyu4782 23 күн бұрын

@@chezmoi42 aaaaaahhahaahhahahahahhaaaaaa🤣

@Arlo4511 18 күн бұрын

Yep. I've been delivering flour to bakeries for 20 years. If you eat anything that's made with flour then you are eating bugs. Grain weavels.

@JohnDman2020 18 күн бұрын

Zou vwill eat ze bugz! Klaus Schwab

@davidryke113 16 күн бұрын

Vegans aren't vegans

@ZaZanti 13 күн бұрын

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

@mccleany6022 13 күн бұрын

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

@gurvmlk 24 күн бұрын

When you made the vegetarian remark, I wonder how many vegetarians watching this immediately sprinted to their pantry in an existential panic to check the ingredient labels of all their food.

@JohnG44 24 күн бұрын

😂 bet they protest, I'm not vegan but I'm checking also.

@alucs6362 24 күн бұрын

As someone who is vegetarian, I'm not quite sure it actually doesn't count as vegetarian! After all, the reason to not eat animals is because, as a rule of thumb, they are capable of suffering. But these little guys seem so simple as to not even have a central nervous system that is even capable of having inner states like pain. I'm sure some people would disagree, but there's at least a case to be made that carmine is vegetarian (enough). Just wanted to give you another perspective!

@gurvmlk 24 күн бұрын

@@alucs6362 That makes sense, from that perspective. As somebody who isn't vegetarian though, I see it more as a respect for life as a whole, regardless of things like a capacity for suffering. Especially since an animal can be killed in a way that's humane, and without suffering. Which would make the idea of suffering a bit vague, since just because a creature is capable of suffering, that doesn't mean that it did when being harvested for food.

@wan2shuffle 24 күн бұрын

@@alucs6362 just because they have a simple CNS, doesnt mean they don’t feel pain. We can’t really tell for certain if they feel pain. They don’t have a visual cortex but can obviously see.

@magnobraga4619 24 күн бұрын

@@alucs6362 yes, they have

@LePetitNuageGris 24 күн бұрын

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

@LePetitNuageGris 24 күн бұрын

Good video, btw. Very interesting.

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

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

@LePetitNuageGris 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

@@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 23 күн бұрын

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.

@NiffYT 3 күн бұрын

I knew this already, but did not know how tasty the bugs look like

@baileyellison642 4 күн бұрын

I first learned about cochineal in my chemistry of art class in college. I’ve fallen in love with it ever since. I knew the basics of how it was made but it is so cool to see the exact process and what they look like alive. It’s funny, if u were to see them in a jar when they’re dried up and didn’t know, u would never know they were bugs. It’s the one bug I’m mentally ok with eating

@zapticuno3930 23 күн бұрын

I remember me and a friend had done a project on these little bugs for school years ago- even collected some off the cacti in her yard as part of the presentation! Soon as I saw the thumbnail with the little red bug, I was able to call what the video was about :3

@KQEDDeepLook 23 күн бұрын

Cool!

@markembeck7099 23 күн бұрын

Bravo, this old biologist just learned something new - thank you for another great production!👏👏👏

@KQEDDeepLook 23 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@adamlimbu3258 23 күн бұрын

I'm deeply grateful for this informative video. Thanks a lot ❤

@HirayaHikari17 5 күн бұрын

I love how this channel really shows us the wonders of the natural world, from the fellas we often see to the tiniest little creatures, all of them are wonderfully explored ❤ How I'd love to be a biologist!

@alexforce9 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

I see what you did there

@fridakahlo4225 23 күн бұрын

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

@Aionnoakuma 23 күн бұрын

😂😂

@Timsturbs 23 күн бұрын

aha aha

@josephfoster3819 13 күн бұрын

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

@shadowki5687 24 күн бұрын

I had to tell my cousins this once, i was watching a documentary, let's just say they did not take the news well and leave it at that😅

@ikosaheadrom 22 күн бұрын

My mom always told me to not eat red dyed food because shw heard they were made of bugs, but i still did bc i didnt see anything wrong with that lol

@throughthoroughthought8064 20 күн бұрын

@@ikosaheadrom I suppose it's healthier than any artificial chemical combination.

@jakob654 20 күн бұрын

@@throughthoroughthought8064 One could create this exact acid artificially, making it not better or worse than the naturally occuring carminic acid in cochineals. It's probably just cheaper and easier to use cochineals. Artificial does not always mean worse. After all, the biological stuff is a 'chemical combination' as well.

@throughthoroughthought8064 19 күн бұрын

@@jakob654 Yeah, but I figure if it's natural, the body's going to be able to do something with it; use it or break it down & expel it.

@bllllood 3 күн бұрын

full story ! :3

@scarsparadise9312 12 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 11 күн бұрын

Much appreciated!

@NAKDTV 19 күн бұрын

This is sooo F*****G fascinating! SUBSCRIBED ❤❤❤

@lexmaun69 24 күн бұрын

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

@operativo0016 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

Good for us to know, thank you.

@marcuscarana9240 13 күн бұрын

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

@sethlogee 19 күн бұрын

Alex Jones would be horrified that he’s been eating bugs 😂😂😂😂

@somwongbulipsurt7901 24 күн бұрын

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

@shardinalwind7696 24 күн бұрын

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

@Arkytross 12 күн бұрын

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 9 күн бұрын

⁠⁠@@Arkytross⁠⁠consuming 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.

@Bthreestacks 12 күн бұрын

Wow this is a great video!! Very informative

@ryownage55 5 күн бұрын

I told them not to recommend me your channel because this won’t stop popping up

@FPVivid 24 күн бұрын

i saw these in Peru 2 weeks ago! our guide explained that it was used by the Inca's to dye their textiles. He demonstrated it changing color with Acid, by pinching lemon juice into it. so cool seeing it explained here!

@dzuchun 23 күн бұрын

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

@frankcochran1814 20 күн бұрын

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

@IronShocker77 19 күн бұрын

Jerry, why did you write it like that?

@dzuchun 19 күн бұрын

@@IronShocker77 *sigh* Jerry...

@jamesbullo 20 күн бұрын

Wait until people find out what makes candy shiny ✨️

@abhiramanne9649 7 күн бұрын

So what is it ?

@nosredep7873 6 күн бұрын

@@abhiramanne9649 titanium dioxide

@Luminene 6 күн бұрын

@@abhiramanne9649 shellac!! It's secreted by lac insects.

@theredrubysoldier3999 24 күн бұрын

A NEW VIDEO LES GOOOOOO

@jugermaut 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

Please do!

@jasonc422 20 күн бұрын

for my plant friends out there, it’s giving meele bugs 😂

@pain.497 22 күн бұрын

I knew I was eating bugs, but didn't know I was also eating them in the form of dye.

@hikingglint9648 24 күн бұрын

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

@shyhrk 24 күн бұрын

This is so fascinating, I thought I'd be disgusted by bugs, but this is way too interesting that it totally overshadow any disgust. It's so interesting that they eat greens and produces red pigments, then, the pore that produces wax, I was confused why they produce it, but then Ms. Laura explained that it did that to help prevent water loss! It's even felt more interesting, because I just saw similar looking bugs on my plants, killing almost all of them (I'm so sad, my chili plants, my tomato plants, brazil spinach, water spinach, all died). Probably not cochineal bugs, but it does look similar with the white waxy/powdery substances all over it (and most doesn't seem to move and seemed to be affixed to the plant, need some strong water blasting to make it go). Thank you for the hard work producing this wonderful one! I love the animated painting and the farmer/people processing the bugs and how it turned into things. It's super interesting and eye opening, I love it so much I can't help but to comment this nonsenses!! Thank you

@chezmoi42 23 күн бұрын

You may have woolly aphids, which are sapsuckers, or scale insects called mealybugs, both of which also form a waxy protective coat.

@redtyphon9919 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for the documentary it was very interesting!

@MichaelBristow137 18 күн бұрын

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

@MishimaToshiro 23 күн бұрын

Your channel is a true gem!! Thanks for it

@KQEDDeepLook 23 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@ThiagoHenrique-wh7qr 24 күн бұрын

Show that to your friends that says they would never eat bugs in their life...

@_JuicyJ 17 күн бұрын

This is very informative Thanks so much for sharing

@HeidiRobinson-ft7vl 19 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@neutralseife8419 24 күн бұрын

3:42 This looks like minced meat.

@chootanf 19 күн бұрын

someone's hungry

@neutralseife8419 19 күн бұрын

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

@Tser 23 күн бұрын

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

@alan3428 11 күн бұрын

This is super fascinating lol you earned a subscriber lol

@rokkitman59 16 күн бұрын

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!!

@kimn2509 24 күн бұрын

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

@virg0_lem0nade 23 күн бұрын

better than when you're figuratively eating, eh?

@kimn2509 23 күн бұрын

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

@DasGanon 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

So glad you brought this up!

@sneed472 24 күн бұрын

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

@LaynieFingers 23 күн бұрын

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

@DasGanon 23 күн бұрын

@@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 23 күн бұрын

@@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.

@drstepan1078 3 күн бұрын

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

@Brian-uy2tj 2 күн бұрын

It was very interesting. It was also very well done. I'm glad I watched it.

@tenma8797 23 күн бұрын

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

@WorldScott 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@wirelessaeon 20 күн бұрын

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

@Deathshack 7 күн бұрын

I love Deep Look, this channel goes from "This is fascinating" to "I wish I didn't know this in horror" so fast haha.

@carlynscolorfulcreations 22 күн бұрын

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

@MichaelHarto 24 күн бұрын

oh my, the video quality looks gorgeous.

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

Glad you think so!

@thorr18BEM 19 күн бұрын

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.

@chunkywombat3505 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, I learned so much

@KQEDDeepLook 20 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@madelinekusuma4009 20 күн бұрын

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

@CMZneu 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

All cochineal go through a "crawler" stage.

@boingooingo3060 24 күн бұрын

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

@CMZneu 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

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

@HollyChavez-yh4cz 22 күн бұрын

Knew about it. It's in candies. It is one of the dyes that colored the bricks of the steppe pyramids in Mexico.

@elexuswhitaker9401 16 күн бұрын

I stumbled upon this video and couldn’t stop watching. 😂

@converser 24 күн бұрын

This goes to show eating insects isn't as gross as it sounds once you grind everything to powder. The same thing applies to certain insects being grinded to protein powder to be used for health bars and stuff.

@toughenupfluffy7294 24 күн бұрын

Roasted grasshopper abdomens taste just like peanuts, with as much as 18% more protein.

@carloszenteno 24 күн бұрын

Yep, insects have a lot of protein. Some people say they will be the food of the future.

@alishac5096 23 күн бұрын

Imagine eating a cookie or cereal with this protein flour, we can eat way lower on the food chain sustainability and deliciously. ❤

@jabberwockydraco4913 23 күн бұрын

Shellfish allergies are worse with insects because chiten is in higher concentrations in most insects than aquatic arthropods. Chiten being the allergin in question. Feed the bugs to some celibate chickens, the hens convert the proteins and drop an egg, I'll eat the egg and maintain my ability to breath.

@naamadossantossilva4736 23 күн бұрын

You got it wrong.We tolerate cochineal because it is just a small fraction of the food,not because it is powder. People tolerate some terrible stuff in low concentrations,like skatole and castoreum.

@6Twisted 24 күн бұрын

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

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

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

@toughenupfluffy7294 24 күн бұрын

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

@genericalfishtycoon3853 22 күн бұрын

@@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!

@cynthiaahern9081 21 күн бұрын

Now, this was fascinating ❤

@conodigrom 8 күн бұрын

Yes I did know it. Not everyone is oblivious.

@primas_marine 24 күн бұрын

thanks for the heartattack as i was eating red starbursts deep look .. u made me deep look the ingredients list

@KQEDDeepLook 24 күн бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@temporaladvisor3958 19 күн бұрын

My neighbor was grossed out after learning bugs/larvae are inside strawberries (just an extra dose of protein, right?), so wait until this strawberry milk loving guy finds out what's in some of his favorite foods.

@Sercer25 19 күн бұрын

why do you enjoy/get off on him being (rightly) disgusted by eating bugs?

@HustlerJerbear 12 күн бұрын

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

@kallethoren 5 күн бұрын

Joke's on you, I was already fully aware I was eating those little guys

@craigroaring 22 күн бұрын

There should be a law requiring labels informing people that they are buying insect product. This should be illegal to sell without knowledge.

@cosmicrealm1567 22 күн бұрын

Lmaooo!! Oh man.. you are in for a rude awakening.. this os the least you have to worru about in your food

@craigroaring 22 күн бұрын

@@cosmicrealm1567 Do tell

@independentpuppy7520 6 күн бұрын

It has several different names.

@thantzinnaing1501 24 күн бұрын

you make me laugh when you say BUTT first

@maksphoto78 24 күн бұрын

Butt-first!

@VZ3W 7 күн бұрын

Thank you cochneal, for your essence of love, perseverance and courage throughout our generations. We will always hold you in high esteem, until we ourselves return to the Mother.