The mascot of our local high school is the hornet. So I know what those look like in great detail, however, I wondered how different did a yellow jacket look compared to a hornet. So I looked for images on the internet. If you're like me, you'd like to know which is which.
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Hornet

source: https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5347/17525698205_d47e3253bb_b.jpg - c1.staticflickr.com
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Yellow Jacket

source: http://www.mikespestcontrol.net/uploads/images/Gallery/pests/wasps/wasp.jpg - www.mikespestcontrol.net
Once I found these pictures, I kept looking. I found that there are more types of wasps than I realized:
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American Pelecinid Wasp

source: http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000NFV3hkvddHg/fit=1000x750/cbolt-10082013-DSC9162.jpg - cdn.c.photoshelter.com
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Asian Predatory Wasp

source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Vespa_velutina_nigrithorax_MHNT_dos.jpg - wikimedia.org
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Black and Yellow Mud Dauber

source: http://www.hmrprint.com/helensphotos/images/2007_10/MUD_D_1.jpg - www.hmrprint.com
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Black Flower Wasp

source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Black-Flower-Wasp.jpg - wikimedia.org
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Blue-Winged Wasp

source: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larsonmorgan/Ants%20Bees%20Wasps/Blue-winged%20Wasp%20(Scolia%20dubia)%202.jpg - freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Cicada Killer

source: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2013/07/19/62/86/cicada-killer.jpg - media.cmgdigital.com
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Common Thread Waisted Wasp

source: https://sicloot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/12_thread_waisted_wasp.jpg - sicloot.com
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Cow Killer

source: https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8450/8041384318_75c8b13696_b.jpg - c7.staticflickr.com
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Cuckoo Wasp

source: http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004vc7JOU1p1Q/s/880/880/AH-MG-0267-Edit.jpg - cdn.c.photoshelter.com
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Five-Banded Tiphiid Wasp

source: http://bugguide.net/images/cache/LL5/Z0L/LL5Z0L4ZGLAHWH3H7HBHIHOHIHEZ8L9ZEHYHMLUZILHRGHGZIHPZ0LAZ6HRREHFH9HJH2HZR8HAH2HWZPHUZ4LFHXH.jpg - bugguide.net
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Four-Toothed Mason Wasp

source: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/four_toothed_mason_wasp_seth.jpg - www.whatsthatbug.com
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Great Golden Digger Wasp

source: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/07/great_golden_digger_terry.jpg - www.whatsthatbug.com
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Horntail Wasp

source: http://amazingnature.us/insects/horntail1cd.jpg - amazingnature.us
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Ichneumon Wasp

source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Megarhyssa_macrurus_female.jpg - wikimedia.org
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Leucospid Wasp

source: https://entomacrographic.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/leucospis_gigas.jpg - entomacrographic.files.wordpress.com
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Mud Dauber

source: https://bounderrv.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/mud-dauber.jpg - bounderrv.files.wordpress.com
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Mutillid Wasp

source: http://myrmecos.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bradynobaenid1j.jpg - myrmecos.net
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Northern Paper Wasp

source: http://bugguide.net/images/cache/JZM/RDZ/JZMRDZXRRHRZVLSZ1LYL2LYL9LZZOZ7RSH2RHHXZ9L3LYZPRSHPRYZMRUL0RTZJL9LXZULFLJZKRDZ4RCZYL2L0ZDL.jpg - bugguide.net
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Paper Wasp

source: http://www.sutter-yubamvcd.org/sites/default/files/images/wasp_paperwasp.jpg - www.sutter-yubamvcd.org
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Pepsis Wasp

source: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pepsis-wasp.png - arizonadailyindependent.com
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Pigeon Tremex

source: https://bugtracks.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/dscn6838.jpg - bugtracks.files.wordpress.com
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Potter Wasp

source: http://gallery.kunzweb.net/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=41005&g2_serialNumber=3 - gallery.kunzweb.net
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Ruby-tailed Wasp

source: http://www.mattcolephotography.co.uk/Galleries/insects/Bees%20&%20Wasps/Ruby%20Tailed%20Wasp%201.jpg - www.mattcolephotography.co.uk
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Spider Wasp

source: http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/03/9303-004-8315E541.jpg - media-2.web.britannica.com
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Tarantula Hawk

source: http://bugguide.net/images/cache/8Q1/02Q/8Q102QA0BQ2K5KDKIKEKIKPK0KO0KKNK2QHS6QV0ZKUKHKEKGQPK4QWK5KTKIKEKQK9KLKB0QKD0RKBKNQF0VQ301Q.jpg - bugguide.net
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Weevil Wasp

source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0NdvXm8P2mk/maxresdefault.jpg - i.ytimg.com
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Yellow Paper Wasp

source: http://www.genehanson.com/photos/otherbugs/misc_wasp_102205_05.jpg - www.genehanson.com
To complete the picture, I decided to look for pictures of bees. Bees have robust, hairy bodies with flat rear legs, whereas the bofdies of wasps are slender with a narrow waist connecting the shiny thorax and abdomen. There are quite a variety of bees too.
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American Bumble Bee

source: http://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/bumble_bee3.jpg - a-z-animals.com
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Augochlora Sweat Bee

source: http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000RQSoRyu8Eq0/fit=1000x750/cbolt-09012013-augochlora-pura.jpg - cdn.c.photoshelter.com
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Cuckoo Bee

source: http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11111/111114913/4112463-0036993976-tumbl.jpg - static.comicvine.com
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Eastern Carpenter Bee

source: http://www.budgetpestcontrolpgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Carpenter-bee-in-flight.jpg - www.budgetpestcontrolpgh.com
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee

source: http://bugguide.net/images/raw/60C/Q60/60CQ60H0W0S0N0R060S0MQ3RRQDQX0ARYKNRM0BR7QORJKTQG0BRHQ3RMQZ0E0FR0QCR7QCR3KVR3K.jpg - bugguide.net
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Honey Bee

source: http://www.mattcolephotography.co.uk/Galleries/myn/Honey%20Bee.jpg - www.mattcolephotography.co.uk
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Longhorn Bee

source: https://susanvogelmisicka.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/longhorn-bee.jpg - susanvogelmisicka.files.wordpress.com
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Small Carpenter Bee

source: http://energy.wisc.edu/bee-guide/img/small-carpenter-bee-2.jpg - energy.wisc.edu
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Sweat Bee

source: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sweat_bee_tweakie.jpg - www.whatsthatbug.com
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Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

source: http://rtpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tricolored-Bumble-Bee-Bombus-ternarius-2.jpg - rtpi.org
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Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee

source: http://img02.deviantart.net/4130/i/2015/089/9/7/yellow_faced_bumble_bee_2_by_eozspike-d8nskzw.jpg - img02.deviantart.net
These are all ones I could find on the web. Have I missed any?
Speaking of wasps, check out the http://www.123dapp.com/Search/wasp/content/all - 3D models of wasps created using free http://www.123dapp.com - Autodesk 123D software. For example, here's a hornet.

There are also http://www.123dapp.com/Search/bee/content/all - 3D models for bees . Here's a Bumblebee:

Speaking of bees, here's a quadcopter designed using http://fusion360.autodesk.com - Autodesk Fusion 360 :
 Check out the Fusion 360 Gallery.
Learning about the wasps and the bees is alive in the lab.
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