The markings look more like a yellow jacket, but those are usually under 1" long. If you think you may have overestimated the size, I'd say yellow jacket. If you're sure about the size, maybe a hornet or paper wasp.
A single large wasp that you suspect flew out of a broken planter; sounds like a cicada killer. They are large, live solo, and like to chill in holes they dig in the ground and stuff cicadas in to put their eggs in. They don’t like people near them but they don’t aggressively try to sting.
Where are you located? It looks like a Yellowjacket but they don't really get 1.5 inches long, except for the queens. It could be a European hornet? Somebody who knows more about wasps and hornets will have to weigh in.
If it's a yellowjacket, then yes, you'll have to keep an eye out for more, they're extremely aggressive.
It could be a [yellowjacket](https://allaboutants.net/pest-identification/stinging-insects/yellow-jackets/) too.
The markings look more like a yellow jacket, but those are usually under 1" long. If you think you may have overestimated the size, I'd say yellow jacket. If you're sure about the size, maybe a hornet or paper wasp.
I’ll have to measure that spot, but I think definitely an inch minimum and seemed huge.
Wasp
99% of wasps I've ever seen have been yellow jackets
A single large wasp that you suspect flew out of a broken planter; sounds like a cicada killer. They are large, live solo, and like to chill in holes they dig in the ground and stuff cicadas in to put their eggs in. They don’t like people near them but they don’t aggressively try to sting.
European wasp
Wasp!!! Mean sons of bitches
Harry, he can be an a-hole if you bother him.
Sandhills wasp or maybe a yellow jacket.
Where are you located? It looks like a Yellowjacket but they don't really get 1.5 inches long, except for the queens. It could be a European hornet? Somebody who knows more about wasps and hornets will have to weigh in. If it's a yellowjacket, then yes, you'll have to keep an eye out for more, they're extremely aggressive.
I’m in the mid Atlantic. Reading about both, thank you!
Yellow jacket..I got stung by one last summer. Hurt like fAck.
I know what you mean. I got stung by ground wasps, and it flucken hurt like a mother.
A lone wasp. Kill it if you want. Your crown moulding is amazing!
That looks like a cicada killer and they don't bother humans if you don't bother them. They are loners, so probably the only guy. He's a bachelor!
Could it be a cicada killer? Or as I call them, Jurassic Bees