Do bees, wasps, and yellow jackets feel pain?

Its a strange question in some ways, we know they can inflict pain on other animals if they need to but does that mean they know what pain feels like? read more

Paper wasps and hornets, like yellow jackets, are social wasps (that is, they form colonies) but they nest aboveground. They also help control garden pests. Both can inflict nasty stings and can be aggressive, but they don't scavenge like yellow jackets and so are less likely to show up at outdoor activities. read more

Yellow jacket workers are often confused with honey bees, but these insects have little hair and do not carry pollen. Like bees, wasps have both proboscis for sucking and mandibles for chewing. Yellow jackets have stingers with tiny barbs, and they can sting multiple times. read more