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Arilus cristatus
Insect I found on my door handle. I moved him to some oak leaves on the ground. His body was about 3/4" long, or 20mm. He did not like being photographed and kept trying to hide. I believe it's an older nymph wheel bug.
NickKing, you're right, the wheel bug is a member of the larger assassin bug family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduviidae...
Anytime, I recently spotted one myself so it was fresh in my mind, glad I could help!