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The cardinals' scarlet vestments were traditionally made from an insect, from the History of Fabric dyes on ehow mom website:

(Pope Paul II) He ground up the kermes insect to create "cardinal's purple" which was actually a scarlet dye. This dye became the new murex, or luxury dye, of that time.

This has been replaced in modern times by chemicals.

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