But the only natural source of purple dye is a species of predatory sea snail called the Murex snail. These snails can only be found in the eastern Mediterranean and off the coast of Morocco.

Purple dyes were made from the mucous ... They concluded that the workshop primarily used one marine snail species called the banded dye-murex to make the dye. The marine snail is scientifically ...

This sea snail isn't purple itself, but if disturbed it secretes a substance that gradually turns purple. As the name 'purple dye' suggests, the murex's secretion has been used as a fabric dye for ...

The much sought-after source of purple dye came from one of the glands of a sea snail called the murex. This particular shade, known as Tyrian, was unusual because it didn’t fade and became more ...

A rare dye made from snails for the robes of the Roman elite almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed at a cricket club. The chunk of Tyrian purple, roughly the size of a ping pong ball ...

She donates some purple cloth created by rotting murex snails. Stand-up comedian Simon Munnery discusses the Church of England, and examines the difference the church and Jesus - which he does while ...