Sea Carrot

[John Liddle]

I know it sounds like something Spongebob Squarepants might eat, but they do exist!

This clump of Sea Carrot heads shows the various stages of their development - they start small and pink and then expand to a white almost globe-like umbelliferous head, before maturing into an upturned cup shape of seeds. The white stage retains one small area of the original pink, apparently as an enticement to insects.

Sea Carrot by John Liddle, on Flickr

[Trev B]

Very nice, a great favourite with Soldier Beetles

[Bill53]

"apparently as an enticement to insects"

Looks fairly occupied too, nicely captured.

Bill.

[Colin W]

Very nice, the beetles seem to like them!