What does it mean to dream about wasp?
A wasp often points to a sharp temper, a sudden sting, or a small but real threat that is best not provoked.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud might read the wasp as concentrated hostility ready to strike, a wish to wound that hovers close. Its sting could picture sharp words or feelings held at the ready. He would ask what the insect stirs in you.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
For Jung the wasp can image an irritable, defensive aspect of the shadow, quick to attack when disturbed. It may appear when sharp anger is buzzing just beneath the surface.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
As a threat image the wasp may rehearse alertness to a small but painful danger, easily roused. The dream can sharpen your sense of a touchy hazard best left undisturbed.
Threat-simulation theory (our summary).Mythological
Folklore cast stinging insects as quick-tempered guardians, harmless if left alone but fierce when their nest is threatened. Their sting made them a byword for sharp anger.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Brewer).