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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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