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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Should I start calling yellow jackets wasps, or are they just a type of wasp?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

They are of the genus vespa thus are wasps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

they're evil wasps, the average wasp is just a standard flying insect with a weird abdomen and propensity for parasitizing other horrid creatures.