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Closeup photograph of a black bee (a two spotted longhorn bee seems likely) standing on the bright orange-yellow florets of a hot pink zinnia flower. Zinnias have large blooms that top long, stiff stems with large leaves. The flower is made up of overlapping layers of petals that radiate from a center filled with florets. This variety of zinnia has hot pink petals and red and orange-yellow florets. This bee species has similar features to honeybees with a black abdomen, thorax and head covered in fine black hairs, two spots on either side of the back of the abdomen, two long antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, and two compound eyes facing forward, six legs with pale yellow pollen basket hairs on the hind legs, and nearly opaque wings with dark veining.