Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Is this a "ground bee"?, 0 by thestones15

thestones15 wrote:
These little mounds of dirt with pencil size holes in the center have begun appearing in our lawn. After considerable searching, I found information on ground bees, which assured me they're harmless, etc. Only problem that none of the ground bee photos match up with what we have. Can anyone identify this fellow? My sister-in-law is telling us we may need to call an exterminator, and we'd so much rather keep them.