Kermes (insect)
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kermes-insect-315-4868289
title:
Kermes (insect)
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Kermes is a genus of scale insects in the order Hemiptera. They feed on the sap of oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes", that is the source of natural crimson. The word "kermes" is derived from Turkish qirmiz or kirmizi (قرمز), "crimson", itself deriving from Persian *کرمست (*kermest) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”). There are some 20 species, including: Kermes bacciformis Leonardi, 1908
Kermes corticalis
Kermes echinatus
Kermes gib
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description:
Genus of true bugs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermes_(insect)
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2024-02-08T11:34:23Z
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