Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Queen annes lace / Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flower, Stenje region, Lake Macro Prespa, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota carota) flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009

Niall Benvie / Two Carrots (Daucus carota) intertwined, crossed over while they were growing, Wester Ross, Scotland, October

Solvin Zankl / Seeds of Wild carrot plant (Daucus carota), Europe. When ripe, the seeds form a concave umbel unlike the flat umbel of the flower when in bloom. Spines on the seeds attach to the furry feet of mammals...

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female being fed a carrot by researcher Mike Meades, Little Barrier Island, New Zealand

Nigel Cattlin / Carrot root fly (Psila rosae) on Carrot (Daucus carota), a serious pest to this crop.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted snake millepede (Blaniulus guttulatus) inside a damaged Carrot (Daucus carota) root.

Nigel Cattlin / Carrot root fly (Psila rosae) on Carrot (Daucus carota), a serious pest to this crop.

Konrad Wothe / Assorted vegetables, Germany

Ernie Janes / Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) just picked in seive

Nick Upton / Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) flowering on a cliff, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, UK, June.

Loic Poidevin / Common red soldier beetles (Rhagonicha fulva) on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) Vendee, France, June