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long legged with wings and a orange stinger (Wheel bug)

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Wheel bug
by: Moni

Anonymous
As I mentioned previously here, that is correct...they do not sting but bite. :-)
However, wheel bugs and most other assassin bugs do not suck blood from people, just from insects!

To be totally clear - The exception to the rule of no blood sucking assassin bugs (Family Reduviidae) is the Genus Triatoma known as the Blood-sucking Conenose. There are 11 species found north of Mexico. See images here - http://bugguide.net/node/view/4789/bgimage

The female has a blood meal generally on mammals, but avian, reptilian and amphibian hosts are recorded. The most common hosts are wood rats (Neotoma) but other common hosts include armadillos, opossums and raccoons, and possibly skunks. Some species may feed on livestock, pets and humans. It also feeds on bed bugs and other insects.
It does sometimes bite humans. The bite can cause severe allergic reaction in many people. The bite and defecation into bite can transmit Chagas disease.
stinging?
by: Anonymous

Assassin bugs dont sting. They have sucking mouthparts, but no stinger. It may have bit you , though, because they do suck blood.
Assassin bug
by: Moni

Tammi
Your photo is of an assassin bug. I think from your description it might be a wheel bug, or perhaps spined assassin bug. You do not say how long it is. The wheel bug has a ridge of spines that look like half of a wheel with spokes on the thorax(middle section of the insect) or some might say it looks like a chickens comb.
Not sure what the orange spike is?
Wheel bugs or other assassin bugs feed on pest insects, so they are great for the garden. However, its bite can be more severe than a bee sting, and both nymphs and adults should be avoided. Since your daughter was bitten, that suggests also that it is a wheel bug.

Here are websites to photos of wheel bugs.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/454/bgimage

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