Northern Paper Wasp

Description:

Are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and red with yellow stripes on abdomen, but coloration can vary greatly.

Habitat:

Nests are built hanging from horizontal surfaces, such as the eaves of houses.

Notes:

These wasps may have been landing on this sign to obtain the fibers from which they build their nests. They were very alert and would turn to face me whenever I moved, which gave me pause on several occasions.