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The kermes dye is a rich red, a crimson. It has good colour fastness in silk and wool. It was much esteemed in the medieval era for dyeing silk and wool, particularly scarlet cloth. Following the Columbian exchange it was superseded by the similar, and more easily obtained, cochineal.
Sistrurus miliarius, commonly called the pygmy rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers) of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States .
Fire-bellied woodpecker: Chloropicus pyrrhogaster (Malherbe, 1845) 93 Little grey woodpecker: Dendropicos elachus Oberholser, 1919: 94 Speckle-breasted woodpecker: Dendropicos poecilolaemus Reichenow, 1893: 95 Abyssinian woodpecker: Dendropicos abyssinicus (Stanley, 1814) 96 Cardinal woodpecker: Dendropicos fuscescens (Vieillot, 1818) 97 Gabon ...
Rhampholeon (from Greek: ῥάμφος rhamphos, 'bird's bill' and Greek: λέον leōn, 'lion') [1] is a genus of small chameleons, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, found in East Africa and Central Africa.
Trichoniscus pusillus, sometimes called the common pygmy woodlouse, is one of the five most common species of woodlice in the British Isles. It is acknowledged to be the most abundant terrestrial isopod in Britain. [3] It is found commonly across Europe north of the Alps, and has been introduced to Madeira, the Azores and North America. [4]
Wildfires in Los Angeles raged through the star-studded Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Paris Hilton, Miles Teller, and Anthony Hopkins were among those who lost their homes.
A common species in parts of Europe is the firebug, and its genus name Pyrrhocoris and the family name are derived from the Greek roots for fire "pyrrho-" and bug "coris". Members of this family are often confused with, but can be quickly separated from, Lygaeidae by the lack of ocelli (simple eyes) on the top of the head.
In his final moments, “House of the Dragon’s” King Viserys was, well, not quite himself. Enfeebled and riddled with disease, his final words were spoken in an empty, darkened room.