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All wasps build complicated nests with many hexagonal (six-sided) cells. They make the nests with a type of paper that they make by chewing wood and plant fibers. The nests are used to lay eggs in and to protect the young.
Some wasps make their nests in the ground, in banks of streams and in the bush. These nests can be huge, and they are very dangerous if a person or animal walks or falls on to one. All the wasps come out and attack the person, and sting them badly.
Other wasps make nests that hang from trees, or fences or buildings. These nests are usually a bit smaller.
This wasp nest is on a fence, and you can see the tiny eggs inside the hexagonal cells of the nest.