Assassin bug

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6465. What kind of bug is this? This is my second time seeing them in my bathroom. Dingwall, Toronto ON. Canada

Number 6465.  This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). This is a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information.

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