The Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) is a type of paper wasp in the family Vespidae (subfamily Vespinae). It also goes by the names of White-faced Hornet, White-tailed Hornet, Spruce wasp and Blackjacket.  They are considered a type of yellowjacket (they share the same genus), but, they do not possess any yellow coloring — their coloring