Yellow jackets and paper wasps are incredibly similar wasps, and it’s difficult for the average person to tell them apart. They’re both yellow and black with thin bodies, slender wings ...

These social wasps build open, umbrella-shaped nests made from a paper-like material, often found under eaves or in sheltered areas. While generally less aggressive than yellow jackets ...

are very similar in appearance to the yellow-jacket, though very slightly bigger. Hornets build large nests of a paper-like material made from chewed wood mixed with saliva. They can sting when ...