Introducing The Yellow Jacket

 Represeted in the picture, the yellow jacket, Vespula acadica, is sometimes mistaken for a bee but actully belongs to the wasp classification. Yellow jackets are most commonly found in decayed logs where they weave their loose networks to create a coloy. Yellow jackets are yellow and black in order to warn their enemies to stay away. The reasoning behind this is the stinger located at the end of their bodies. Unlike the honeybees they are often associated with, yellow jackets are able to sting more than once. The sting is a defense mechanism used to inflict pain on its target. In most cases, the only way yellow jacket venom is life threating is if the person is allergic.