Cochineal is the name of the insect and the red dye that is made from it ... killed and sun or oven dried. The insects are small, so it takes roughly 70,000 insects to make a pound of dye.

At first, a brown recluse spider bite may look like a bug bite or bee sting. It can be a small, raised red or purplish bump. You may see a tiny pinprick or two fang marks at the area of the bite.

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.