The Color Red Is the Most Beautiful Red You've Ever Seen

The indigenous people of mexico, just like the greeks and the romans in europe and in turkey and lebanon, had this thriving industry with murek sea snail. When a prickly pear cactus gets infested with these cockneil insects, they shoot out stuff called carminic acid which is the brightest red you've ever seen. And it serves as a deathly warning to any animal who wants to try nd eat these cockneils.