• Paper Wasps do have the instinct to protect the queen, who lays  several eggs forming a larger nest that looks like an inverted umbrella

• Nests are typically found under the eaves on the sunnier sides of a house

• If a nest is accidentally poked or prodded, one could encounter a painful sting

Paper Wasps do have the instinct to protect the queen, who lays several eggs forming a larger nest that looks like an inverted Umbrella Nests are typically found under the eaves on the sunnier sides of a house. If nest is accidentally poked or prodded, one could  encounter a painful sting.

As for the other, less aggressive stinging pests, they include the Mud Dauber and the Paper Wasp, and other less common varieties.

Mud Daubers form nests on eaves and in attics and they contain a single egg.  These  are solitary wasps, meaning the female lays one egg per hole drilled,  and do not have the instinct to protect the queen. As intimidating as  they look, it is actually somewhat difficult to get a sting from one of these.

Paper Wasps, on the other hand, do have the instinct to protect the queen, who lays  several eggs forming a larger nest that looks like an inverted umbrella, giving them the nickname Umbrella Wasps. Most of the time, these are  just a nuisance.  But if a nest is accidentally poked or prodded, one  could encounter a painful sting.