what kind of wasp is big and red
Polistes carolina Typical red paper wasps (of both sexes)[9] are about 25–32 mm (0.98–1.26 in) long[1][2] with black wings of lengths ranging from 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in). Brown stripes are occasionally present on the abdomen.[10] P. carolina is often confused with P. perplexus due to its strikingly similar reddish-brown coloring.[9] These two species are the only ones of red wasps in the eastern United States.[10] One distinguishing feature between these two is the greater presence of black markings on the thorax of P. perplexus.[10] Both sexes of the two species can also be differentiated by the coarser transverse ridging of the propodeum of P. perplexus when compared with P. carolina.[9] Additionally, female P. carolina specimens have mostly bare malar spaces (the distance between the lower eye orbit and the mouth).[11]