It’s the size of a small child. MawMaw found it while picking muscadines off the vine that grew in the azalea bush last month. Made dang sure nobody was home before removing it. It’s beautiful. Gonna hang it in my little art room.

It appears to be a paper wasp, I've set up a jar of apple slices and water for it and will take it outside when I find it

Found her on the seat of the work truck when I went to put it back in the garage.

I am petrified at the thought that this might be a scary insect nest. What do you think??😳😳

I keep finding these on my bathroom sink and kitchen window. Any help with an id would be appreciated!

2 of these guys have decided to make the apartment their home, being afraid of wasps from previous encounters I just want them to leave, what should I do? EDIT: Trapped them and got them out safely, thanks for the help!

Three days ago I was walking at a creek trail near my house and got stung on my leg by what I'm pretty sure was a yellowjacket (didn't get a good look). Then today I was finally brave enough to walk there again and got stung again on my leg about five inches away from the first sting. I was stung while walking in the same general area, so I figure there's a nest around there, and they're getting cranky cause it's fall, but is that the only reason why I got stung again? It's so near the first sting. And I've been walking at that trail practically every day for like a decade and I'd never been stung there until now.

Sorry I don’t have any clearer images, it’s high on the ceiling and I don’t want to get closer in case it attacks me 😭

It doesn’t appear to have any coloring except maybe on its legs? It’s in my house 😭😭

Sorry ETA: Michigan, and I’m not usually near wasps so I can’t compare very well but maybe medium sized? It hasn’t really done anything but fly around a little and stay on the ceiling but idk how long it’s been there before I found it

House next to mine up for rent. Landscaper trimmed back rhodie and was stung several times. He’s on his way to get some sort of spray from Home Depot. There is not a close escape route for him and I’m worried.
Pic taken climbing over my fence 😬
Suggestions?

I was camping in the woods about three months ago and got bitten/stung by a wasp about 2 inches below my neck, somewhere between my trapezius and the base of my neck.

I still feel some pain when I touch the specific area where I got stung. I also get some sort of muscle spasm when I work out and use that muscle.

What do you guys think could be causing this? Is it something I should actually be concerned about? Would you recommend seeing a doctor, or is it probably nothing serious?

Got these building a nest in ground in my backyard in Chicagolandcan anyone tell me if they are bees or yellow jackets?

Found a little paper wasp clinging to a flower stem. She was moving slowly and fell to the ground, couldn’t seem to get back up and wouldn’t fly away. I offered her my finger to give her a ride towards a wall she could chill on. She stung me.
Felt like a tiny pin prick, a bit sore if I touch it and it swole a tiny bit. Other than that, no biggie. I just feel sorry for bothering her. Normally I don’t try to handle them if they seem stand-offish but I wanted to give her a boost :(

Moral of the story: wasps are nothing to be afraid of.

I keep seeing this wasp, and sometimes another one, hanging around my patio ceiling fan. It’s also right by the patio door, so it’s not exactly a low-traffic area, and the fan isn’t that high up either, unlike where I’ve seen them build their nests around my house before. I wouldn’t think they’re looking to build a nest there, so any idea what they might be doing??

Guys I hit a wasp nest with a weed eater 2 days ago and one chased me down so I hit it and had to dodge a bunch of wasps . I’m not joking there were about 5 coming after me . Then one landed on the back of my head , and I felt it trying to dig past past my hair , but I swatted him away , but today one was chilling in my car . It was a paper wasp , and they are known for having good facial recognition skills . It just stood there and watched me , but my friend killed it . It was hard to kill too . Guys I’m scared these mfs are gonna be after me for life .

The hive is dying off for winter and they’re coming up to my porch and dying off one by one. I’m quite sad about is as we’ve been watching them live their little lives since spring. My babies 😢 I wanted to ask if I put out a log or two the likelihood that the queen will go to ground nearby and come back in the spring. My neighbors would have them exterminated so I’d like to encourage them coming back to my yard next year if I could. I saw some people saying leave some ripened fruit fruits out and I thought maybe a hummingbird feeder with sugar water mix(we don’t really have many hummingbirds by me). Any advice or tips or anything is greatly appreciated !

i have a package coming today and its raining alot so i dont want it left out but and this little guy wont fuck off hes on the outside of my screen door

ive tried hitting the door yelling at him and my s/o suggested holding a lighter to my side of the door also didnt work help;-;

update- its been like 3 hours since i noticed him hes still here T_T his wings wiggle a little when i hit the glass so i dont think hes dead

final update- he left on his own after chilling there for 5+ hours yay

I’m genuinely curious. All my life wasps have been jerks whenever I come across them. But in my new house the wasps in my yard are all really nice to me. They just land on me and hang out or attempt to eat whatever I’m eating then fly away. I’ve never had friendly wasps in my yard before and they only seem to like me. Anyone know why?