Wasps

Scientific Name: Hymenoptera

Average Size: 1 inch

Common species: Paper wasps, hornets, Yellow-jackets

Commonly Found: In or near their nests, which they build in the ground or suspending from trees, overhangs, gutters, eaves, etc.

Diet: Insects, spiders, dead animals, fruit, nectar, human food.

General Characteristics and facts:

The most common colors are bright yellow with black, and all black. (Colors vary depending on species).
They have long slender bodies with very long legs and transparent wings.
They communicate through pheromones, and can emit a chemical when stinging, to signal other wasps to attack.
Threatened or dying wasps are more prone to sting.
Unlike bees, wasps can sting more than once.
Though painful and irritating, a common wasp sting is not poisonous or life-threatening.