Seems like the wrong picture was added, so I sent this again.

Frassed

Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets. Not needed in guide but will remain here for 30 additional days.

… Vespula Vulgaris, 14 January, 2018 - 9:12pm

Vespula germanica

A queen. Looks like her wings were cut off somehow and not formed that way.
Nests die each winter, so you shouldn't have much to worry about at this point.

… Vespula Vulgaris, 14 January, 2018 - 9:11pm

Moved

Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

… John S. Ascher, 8 January, 2018 - 9:34pm

Definitely a wasp

Somewhere in genus Vespula, it seems.

It appears to have broken wings, so it can't have flown.

Although I cannot tell the wasps apart very well, I will advise you that many of them not as "aggressive" as the pest companies try to make them look.

… C, 2 December, 2017 - 2:28pm

thank you We do encourage

thank you

We do encourage people to respect bees/wasps as they are valuable to our ecosystem. I have not seen any others in my home, but I am assuming we have a nest somewhere. In the photo, it's wing at the top of the picture is actually behind the light. I had to adjust the photo so detail could be seen. The wings are short which confused me. Could this be a genetic accident or did it somehow lose part of it's wings? They were both short.

… Sandi, 3 December, 2017 - 6:27am

I highly doubt it's genetic

It probably battered itself somehow, ruined its wings, and limped into your house.

There does exist a similar-looking problem in which the insect does not molt to adulthood properly, causing the wings to be improperly-shaped. This non-genetic problem seems uncommon in the wild, but occasionally I see a beetle happily running around with a dent on its elytra.

I'm glad that you respect wasps. Since insect-haters are more common than insect-likers, I post "this bug is not aggressive" messages just to be on the safe side.

Cheers

… C, 3 December, 2017 - 12:33pm