Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see solitary, wasp. / (dated) An informal taxonomic grouping of genera of wasps that included most of those with solitary habits.

plural of wasp spider

Any wasp in the vespid subfamily Masarinae, which are unique among the vespids in feeding their larvae with pollen and nectar, instead of with insects.

To hover or loiter aimlessly around a place.

plural of red-banded sand wasp

Stictia carolina, a large sand wasp of the eastern United States which preys primarily on horseflies.

A species of cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa.

Deuteragenia ossarium, a spider wasp.

Any wasp in the genus Larra, notable for their uses in pest management against mole crickets.

A paper wasp of species Polistes annularis.