When a yellow jacket stings, its barb-like stinger pierces the skin and injects you with venom consisting of toxins called mastoparan and phospholipase A1 and A2. Unlike bees, yellow jackets can ...

Accidentally drinking a beverage that a yellow jacket has landed in could result in stings to the mouth or throat. Hornets are a type of wasp that are often larger and thicker in size than other ...