vespid, vespid wasp

mostly social nest-building wasps

• paper wasp — any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
• hornet — large stinging paper wasp
• common wasp, Vespula vulgaris — a variety of vespid wasp
• mason wasp — any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
• potter wasp — any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs

• wasp — social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

• Vespidae, family Vespidae — an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps