Wheel bug (likely)

Woodlands, gardens, orchards, and other vegetation-rich areas across much of North America; often found on tree trunks and buildings.

A predatory true bug that pierces caterpillars, beetles, and other insects with its beak, injecting saliva and sucking out liquefied tissues.

Usually solitary and slow-moving, with a distinctive cogwheel-like thoracic crest in adults; nymphs are wingless and reddish. Adults may fly but commonly patrol trunks and foliage for prey.

Beneficial as a predator of many garden and forest pests. It is not dangerous unless handled; its painful defensive bite can cause localized swelling and discomfort.