A wasp is a type of flying insect. Wasp may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

*Several Marvel characters, including: ** Wasp (character), introduced in 1963 ** Hope van Dyne, the Marvel Cinematic Universe character **

Nadia van Dyne Nadezhda "Nadia" van Dyne (née Pym) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mark Waid and Alan Davis, the character first appeared in ''Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II'' (July ...

, who was introduced in 2016 * Lisbeth Salander, a character in the ''Millennium'' series nicknamed Wasp * Waspinator or Wasp, several ''Transformers'' characters *World Aquanaut Security Patrol, an organization in the television series ''

Stingray Stingrays are a group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae ( ...

Films

* ''Wasp'' (2003 film), a film by Andrea Arnold * ''Wasp'' (2015 film), a British-French film * ''The Wasp'' (1915 film), a short by B. Reeves Eason * ''The Wasp'' (1918 film), a lost silent film comedy drama

Literature

* ''Wasp'' (novel), a novel by Eric Frank Russell *'' The Wasps'', a comic play by Aristophanes

Music

W.A.S.P. (band) W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the early 1980s Los Angeles heavy metal scene. The band's popularity peaked that decade, yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of ...

, an American rock/metal band ** ''W.A.S.P.'' (album), their 1984 self-titled album *"Wasp", a song by Black Sabbath from the album '' Black Sabbath'' * ''Wasp'' (album), a 1980 album by Shaun Cassidy *"W.A.S.P.", a song from the Dayglo Abortions album, '' Two Dogs Fucking'' * ''The Wasps'' (Vaughan Williams), a 1909 suite for orchestra composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams *"The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)", a song by The Doors from the album ''

L.A. Woman ''L.A. Woman'' is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, by Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime due to his death three months after the albu ...

'' *EDP Wasp, a monophonic synthesizer by Electronic Dream Plant

Periodicals

* ''The Wasp'' (magazine), a 19th-century San Francisco magazine * ''The Wasp'' (newspaper), a 19th-century newspaper published in Nauvoo, Illinois

Radio

* WASP-LP, a low-power radio station (104.5 FM) licensed to serve Huntington, West Virginia, United States *

WASP (AM) WASP (1130 AM) was a radio station formerly licensed to Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States. It served the Pittsburgh area. The station was owned by Keymarket Licenses, LLC. History WASP was one of the first stations in a last round of FC ...

, a defunct radio station (1130 AM) formerly licensed to serve Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Science and technology

Information technology

Web Standards Project The Web Standards Project (WaSP) was a group of professional web developers dedicated to disseminating and encouraging the use of the web standards recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium, along with other groups and standards bodies. Foun ...

* WAsP, Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program * Wireless application service provider

Weapons

* AGM-124 Wasp, an American experimental air-to-ground anti-tank missile * Wasp 58, a recoilless rocket launcher

Other uses in science and technology

* Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein * Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP), a British group searching for extra-solar planets

Sport

* Wasps FC, an amateur English rugby union club *

Wasps Ladies Wasps Women are a women's rugby union based in Acton, London, England. They were founded in 1984 and play in the Premier 15s. They are the women's team of Wasps FC, who are affiliated to Premiership Rugby team Wasps. They play their home matches ...

, an English women's rugby union club * Wasps RFC, a professional English rugby union club based in the Coventry area (known from 1999 to 2014 as London Wasps) *

York Wasps The York Wasps (known simply as York from 1868 to 1989, Ryedale-York from 1989 to 1996 and York Wasps from 1996 to 2002) was an English professional rugby league club based in York. At the start of the 2002 season, the club was dissolved. A ne ...

, former English rugby league club *

Chalfont Wasps F.C. Chalfont Wasps Football Club is a football club based in Chalfont St Giles, near Amersham, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Nest on Crossleys Road. History The club was established in 1922,Durham Wasps The Durham Wasps were an ice hockey team located in Durham and was one of England's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996. The Newcas ...

, former British ice–hockey team * Newport Wasps, British speedway team * Emory and Henry Wasps, NCAA Division III intercollegiate sport team *

WASP (cricket calculation tool) Winning and Score Predictor (WASP) is a calculation tool used in cricket to predict scores and possible results of a limited overs match, e.g. One Day and Twenty 20 matches. The prediction is based upon factors like the ease of scoring on the day ...

, an algorithm used in limited overs cricket matches to predict the outcome of games

Transportation

Aviation

* ABC Wasp, a British World War I aero engine by ABC Motors * AeroVironment Wasp III, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed for United States Air Force special forces *

Airspeed Queen Wasp The Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp was a British pilotless target aircraft built by Airspeed Limited at Portsmouth during the Second World War. Although intended for both Royal Air Force and Royal Navy use, the aircraft never went into series pro ...

, British unmanned target-aircraft * Curtiss 18 Wasp, a little-used American triplane fighter of World War I * Pratt & Whitney Wasp series, a series of piston engines common in the 1930s and 1940s * Westland Wasp, a British-built light shipborne helicopter * Women Airforce Service Pilots, World War II American female aviators *Williams Aerial Systems Platform, from Williams International *

Wasp Flight Systems Wasp Flight Systems (often called just Wasp Systems) is a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kendal, Cumbria and run by Chris Taylor. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of powered hang gliders in the form of ready-to-fly ...

, a British powered hang glider manufacturer **

Wasp SP Mk2 The Wasp SP Mk2 is a British powered hang glider that was designed and produced by Wasp Systems (now called Wasp Flight Systems) of Crook, Cumbria. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-f ...

, a British powered hang glider design

Land

* Hudson Wasp, 1950s, American automobile *

Martin Wasp The Martin-Wasp or Wasp is a luxury American automobile which was built by the Martin-Wasp Corporation in Bennington, Vermont, from 1919 to 1925. History Karl Hamlen Martin designed bespoke coachwork automobile bodies, as well as creating desi ...

, 1910s and 20s, American automobile *

Wasp Motorcycles A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...

, British motorcycle and sidecar manufacturer *Wasp, a variant of the Universal Carrier armored vehicle that was armed with a flamethrower

Ships

*, several ships of the Royal Navy *, several ships of the United States Navy *, ships of the United States Navy * ''Wasp'' (1809 ship), a ship that made a whaling voyage in the 1820s * ''Wasp'' (1776 ship), British slaving vessel

Other uses

* White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs), an upper class elite in the United States *

Wasp, Pleasants County, West Virginia Wasp is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The Wasp post office no longer exists. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Pleasants County, West ...

, a community in the United States *

Workers and Socialist Party The Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) is a Marxist and Trotskyist political party in South Africa affiliated to International Socialist Alternative. History Marxist Workers Tendency WASP began life as the Marxist Workers Tendency (MWT), opera ...

, a South African political party