This Paper Wasp is tending the larvae on the right side of the Nest. Note the tiny white egg in the upper cell. Fortunately, I had my telephoto lens on my camera so I wasn't as close to the nest as it appears!

We had a kid at the 2005 ORNL science camp who found this paper wasp nest with larvae. We weren't happy about him pulling it off the roof, but since he did I figured I should take advantage of the "photo op"! (See what I mean about mixing middle-schoolers and wasps!?) These larvae are fed caterpillars by their older sisters. Before they pupate they will spin a cap above the cells. After pupation they chew through the cap and emerge as as an adult.