#wasp social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
supertype: hymenopterous_insect__hymenopterousinsect__hymenopteran__hymenopteron__hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
subtype: vespid_wasp__vespid mostly social nest-building wasps
subtype: paper_wasp__paperwasp any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
subtype: Polistes_annularis a variety of paper wasp
subtype: hornet large stinging paper wasp
subtype: giant_hornet__gianthornet__Vespa_crabro European hornet introduced into the United States
subtype: bald-faced_hornet__white-faced_hornet__whitefacedhornet__Vespula_maculata North American hornet
subtype: yellow_jacket__yellow_hornet__Vespula_maculifrons small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
subtype: common_wasp__Vespula_vulgaris a variety of vespid wasp
subtype: mason_wasp__masonwasp any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
subtype: potter_wasp any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs
subtype: sphecoid_wasp__sphecoid any of various solitary wasps
subtype: mason_wasp.sphecoid_wasp__masonwasp solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
subtype: digger_wasp solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
subtype: cicada_killer__Sphecius_speciosis large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
subtype: mud_dauber__muddauber wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
subtype: cynipid_gall_wasp__gall_wasp__gallfly__cynipidwasp small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
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