The Tarantula Hawk is actually a wasp. ... This one had a beautiful blackish-blue, metallic body with vivid, bright orange wings. Some have shiny blue/black wings that match its body.

The black-and-yellow wasps with orange wings can reach up to two inches, and are definitely a mean-looking bunch. But their elongated stingers are meant, not for humans, but for a fellow-insect ...

They are small, typically about 1/4 to 3/8 inch long, yellow and black, shiny and hairless. They hover in the air, occasionally alighting on your skin and wiggling their abdomen up and down. It is a ...

Medium-size butterfly with orange-brown wings and black/white spots. Found in gardens and meadows, ... These wasps build paper-like nests and can sting repeatedly if provoked.

Yellowjackets are the notorious wasps that are numerous in parks that have open trash cans. They are attracted to sugary drinks and food, and they can sting (I speak from experience). Yellowjackets ...