Despite their name, bald-faced hornets are actually a type of yellow jacket. These striking wasps are black with distinctive white markings on their face and abdomen, giving them their "bald-faced ...

Some wasps tend to be more aggressive than others, though: Paper wasps, yellowjackets, and bald-faced hornets pose more serious stinging hazards while mud-daubers aren’t as aggressive.

Yellow jackets (which include bald-faced hornets) and paper wasps are two types of social wasps found in Minnesota. Honeybees and bumblebees are social bees found in Minnesota. Wasps commonly nest ...