Insects and Spiders

We Were Checking Each Other Out

She seemed as curious about me as I was about her. She gave me an excellent look at her dorsal ocelli, the 3 tiny simple eyes on top of her head. These simple eyes are light receptors and primarily used to detect movement. The large compound eyes on either side of the head form a more complex image of the environment. Enlarge this photo & check out those 3 tiny eyes.
Female Paper Wasp (Polistes bellicosus)

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