A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. The Apocrita have a common evolutionary ancestor and form a clade; wasps as a group do not form a clade, but are paraphyletic with respect to bees and ants.
The most commonly known wasps, such as yellowjackets and hornets, are in the family Vespidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp
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Wasps evolved from ants. Wasps and hornets (vespula) are protein eaters. They’re aggressive little things to say the least.