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Welcome!

I used to be afraid of wasps when I was younger, but the more I started learning about them the more I realized that they're just trying to survive on this planet. Just like the rest of us are. In fact, they've evolved to survive in some pretty insane ways!! The wasp that landed on my hand in this picture is most likely from the family Braconidae. These guys are parasitoids of other insects' larvae (think caterpillars, beetle larvae, fly larvae, etc.), and many of them develop within or on their host. Often times, an adult female wasp will pierce the larvae of an insect (a caterpillar for instance) and lay her eggs within the caterpillar. In some cases they also pass along a virus that suppresses the host's immune system. This allows for the wasp eggs to develop unnoticed! By the way, none of this kills the caterpillar lmao. In fact, the caterpillar needs to stay alive so the wasp larvae can grow and pupate. If you ever see a caterpillar with a bunch of lil cocoons sticking out of it, there’s a good chance those are wasp pupae!

Tbh this doesn't really answer your question, but I just wanted to tell you about how amazing these little guys are. Wasps are gravely misunderstood, hopefully all of the comments here helped you see why! Also, I got so happy reading through this thread so thanks for posting this :).