The crushed bodies of a Central and South American insect, called the Cochineal, produces a natural red dye.
They are used for textiles, food-coloring, and cosmetics. Next time you see an ingredients list that includes carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4, it comes from these bugs.
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Terraria taught me this
do you read mob names? I only know a handfull of special ones'.
That beetle shows up on enemy detector so much while I'm looking for actual special mobs to farm for drops