Photo 234361, (c) Mikael Behrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mikael Behrens

Attribution © Mikael Behrens some rights reserved Uploaded by mikaelb Source iNaturalist Associated observations Photos / Sounds What Cactus Scattered Cochineal (Dactylopius opuntiae) Observer mikaelb Date January 13, 2013 09:38 AM CST Place Dry Creek, Austin, Texas, US (Google, OSM) Date Added January 13, 2013 01:07 PM CST Description Growing on prickly pear. Historically used as red dye. Cochineal Tags BrightLeafAtx 9 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View Sizes small medium large original