It's a parasite, found in tropical and subtropical South America, Mexico and Arizona. They live on the prickly pear cactus.
hello, i think my favorite color is red Oh, that's nice. Red colors can go from yellowish scarlet to bluish crimson, and from pink on the pale end to burgundy on the dark end. a lot of range for the color red, i like the very basic red Were you aware that the bright red costumes nobles wore in the Renaissance were dyed from kermes and cochineal? cochineal? is that some sort of plant?
A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America as well as Mexico and Arizona, this insect lives on cacti in the genus ''Opuntia'', feeding on plant moisture and nutrients.