Doi Suthep-Pui NP. Chiang Mai, Thailand

Order : Hemiptera
Family : Reduviidae
Species : unknown

Although I took this pic more than two years ago I have been unable to ID the bug, not even down to subfamily or genus level. It is almost certainly a Reduviid but I have been unable to find another that looks anything remotely like it, especially those unusual 'knobbly' legs.
The Reduviidae are more commonly known as Assassin Bugs and, as the name suggests, are predators of smaller invertebrates. They range in size from a few millimetres to over 3cm and this one was probably somewhere in the middle of that figure. They are designed to kill and can even inflict a painful bite on humans.
If anyone is able to shed more light on the id of the above individual I would be delighted to hear from you.

All my insect pics are single, handheld shots of live insects in wild situations.

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