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I was recently 'complaining' about how I find the name for Vermillion was difficult for me because it seems like it should be a green color. Since "ver" usually means green, like "verde".

So, I looked up why it's called Vermillion and found that the reason is because of this bug called Kermes vermilio:


Photo credit Paul Starosta

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[โ€“] Spendrill@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Forbidden raspberries.

[โ€“] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago