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Wasp, Giant

This horse-sized wasp is covered in yellow and black vertical stripes—its stinger is the size of a sword and drips with venom.
Giant Wasp
 CR 3
XP 800
N Large vermin
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 10, flat-footed 13; (+1 Dex, +4 natural, –1 size)
hp 34 (4d8+16)
Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +2
Immune mind-affecting effects
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee sting +6 (1d8+6 plus poison)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 12, Con 18, Int —, Wis 13, Cha 11
Base Atk +3; CMB +8; CMD 19
Skills Fly +3, Perception +9; Racial Modifiers +8 Perception
SPECIAL ABILITIES

Poison (Ex)

Sting—injury; save Fort DC 18; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Dexterity damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based, and includes a +2 racial bonus.

ECOLOGY
Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary, pair, group (3–6), or nest (7–19)
Treasure none

Giant wasps nearly always form nests, though not like their much smaller cousins. Each nest functions with one leader (the queen), a few workers, and several soldiers. The workers and the queen produce offspring while the soldiers protect the nest and hunt for food. Giant wasp nests are typically found in caves, abandoned houses, or any complex large enough to fit a dozen 10-foot-tall insects.

Giant wasps attack when hungry or threatened, stinging their prey to death. They take dead or incapacitated opponents back to their lairs as food for their unhatched young—the experience of lying in a wasp nest, paralyzed while its grubs feed, is one of nature's cruelest inventions. Even when part of a nest, giant wasps tend toward solitary hunting, and it's rare to see more than one at a time.