Golden Digger

We have Golden Diggers bugs digging little holes in between our flagstones.
They are industrious little bugs digging through hard soil and even moving pebbles out of the way.
They are known as the hardest working insects in a garden.

Once they've dug a deep enough hole, the search for a grasshopper or other similar insect and paralyze it.

Then they take their prey into the hole they just dug and lay eggs on their victim so when the eggs hatch, they have something to feed on.

They are completely harmless to humans and pets and are beneficial to a garden.
When I walk by, they buzz a little louder and when I've passed by, go back to digging.

Lucy sits down beside them and they aren't bothered by her one bit and neither is she.