Alex WildAn incipient paper wasp nest built under the shelter of a large, partly curled leaf. Guanica dry forest reserve, Puerto Rico.
The different eye colors of the two insects are age-related; the individual with black eyes has only recently emerged.
Richard RatheThank you for explaining the eye thing. Also, I'm always drawn to the "soccer ball" refraction (?) effect of insect and crustacean eyes. (There is probably a better name for it.) 🙂