Thursday, March 11, 2010

You've eaten bugs

Trivia of the day: What do the title of this post, the photo of the scale insects on the cacti, and the photo of the British Red Coat have in common? Please take a guess by leaving a comment!

Answer will be posted sometime this weekend!



Both photos courtesy of Wikipedia

11 comments:

  1. Cochineal! Have you read the awesome book about it by Amy Butler Greenfield?

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  2. Uh... no idea. I know some patriots viewed the redcoats as below the level of worms, of course. But I don't think that's what you're looking for. ;)

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  3. Cochineal - red dye. :-) I've used it to make reddish-colored yarn before.
    Kinda cool... but kinda creepy, too. LOL
    Love your trivia posts!

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  4. Blood? Well, I can't figure this out. I'll wait for your answer he he...

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  5. I think they're a red food color... but now you're creeping me out! Are they used to color human foods?? :))

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  6. I'm guessing "what the European settlers brought over to America when they came over here?"

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  7. Wendy~~ I'm ditto-ing Kate. Red foods: licorice...

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  8. A lost platoon of Red Coats on their way to Valley Forge ate bugs and cactus to survive.

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  9. We've all eaten bugs, and some bugs are considered a delicacy. By that I mean lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and crayfish. Some think that they are fish, but they are not. Fish are boat-shaped, have a backbone, scales, and fins. I've either made you more accepting of the consumption of insects or I've ruined "shellfish" for you. I hope it's the former, not the latter.

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