Other bee-like insects also nest in the ground including ... Digger bees are solitary flying insects that dig small round holes in loose, bare, sandy soil in lawns and gardens.

Bees are the primary pollinators ... so during that time they need to eat small arthropods—like spiders and centipedes—and insects. Beyond that, they need nesting habitat.

The one thing that comes to mind when I find out that Maine has it's own official state insect, is "How cute is that?" ...