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Sticky Stuff

  • July 10, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Lac is a sticky substance used in shellac and a red pigment called lac dye. It is produced by a tiny insect known as Laccifer lacca (lac for short), and most of it comes from India, where the insects leave the resin-like stuff behind as they travel along tree branches.

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