How to Use paper wasp in a Sentence

paper wasp

noun

• Hornets are bigger than paper wasps and yellow jackets in both length and girth.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
• Even most paper wasps—the ones that with big papery nests that hang from trees or the eaves of your house—aren't all that likely to sting you.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
• Their nests look similar to other paper wasp nests but may be umbrella-shaped.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
• This is especially true for paper wasps, one of the most common species found throughout the South.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
• Only around 1,000 wasp species build colonies, and that includes paper wasps and yellow jackets.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
• Unlike paper wasps, yellow jackets have a shorter, stockier body with a less pronounced narrow waist.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
• Some wasp types, such as paper wasps and yellow jackets, are known to build a nest even if another colony is nearby if the nesting site meets their criteria.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
• While paper wasps often fly with their long legs dangling beneath them, yellow jackets typically keep their legs tucked closer to their body in flight.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
• The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
• Social species include insects such as honey bees, bumble bees, yellowjackets, paper wasps, and bald-faced hornets.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
• Red wasps, especially the Carolina paper wasp, are known to be more aggressive than typical paper wasps and can sting with little provocation.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
• In the Southeast, there are several species of paper wasps, which are about 5/8 to 1-inch long with reddish brown or yellow and brownish striped slender bodies and long, dangly legs.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
• Some species common throughout the region, including paper wasps and yellowjackets, become increasingly defensive as their colonies grow through late summer and early fall.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
• While some wasps, like paper wasps, create papery nests under roof peaks and in the high branches of trees, yellow jackets usually build their nests in hollow logs and stumps, or in underground burrows, often abandoned rodent dens.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
• How To Get Rid Of Paper Wasps If a nest is located in a natural area away from your outdoor living spaces, there’s no reason to remove it because paper wasps are predators of many garden pests.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026