wasp

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

• vespid, vespid wasp — mostly social nest-building wasps
• sphecoid wasp, sphecoid — any of various solitary wasps
• gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall wasp — small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

• hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter — insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing