ID this bug

Kitchener, Canada

Can we get an ID on this bug. The piece of wood in the photo is 12mm tall.

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Kitchener, Canada

A zoom in of previous photo.

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Minot, ND

This appears to be a nymph of Reduvius personatus, a peridomestic species of assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae) known as the masked hunter. These are reported as having a very painful but not dangerous bite. See http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/masked-hunter for more detailed information.

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