Dense colony of Cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus) scale insects from which the red dye cochineal is extracted on Prickly pear cactus, Gran Canaria

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Cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), dense colony of scale insects from which the red dye cochineal is extracted, on Prickly pear cactus / Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) leaf, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, June.

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Size: 5017px × 3345px
Location: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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