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Daucus carota
Daucus carota is a variable biennial plant, usually growing up to 1 m tall and flowering from June to August. The umbels are claret-coloured or pale pink before they open, then bright white and rounded when in full flower, measuring 3–7 cm wide with a festoon of bracts beneath; finally, as they turn to seed, they contract and become concave like a bird's nest. (See third picture) The dried umbels detach from the plant, becoming tumbleweeds. (Wikipedia)
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There's a little fly in the first two pictures. Can anyone identify it for me?