Wasps
The following are characteristics of paper wasps
Paper Nests
Paper wasps make their nests out of chewed up wood pulp. They gather, chew and mix it with their saliva similar to how bees make honey from flower nectar.
Hairless Bodies
Wasps have very few hairs on them relative to honey bees. This yellow jacket
Wasp and Bee Side By Side
Here are a wasp and a honey bee next to one another for easy reference. The wasp is bright yellow, hairless and has bright well defined black and yellow stripes. The bees are fuzzier and are more of an orange, tan or leather color with softer stripes and hairy bodies.