Well, I think this ID, which I got from BugGuide.Net, is probably correct. Looks correct.
I posted a link to this picture
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of one of the jillions of these black-and-orange bugs that have invested my tomato garden and are now still crawling all over the yard and up the walls of the house.
Verdict: A "Red Bug", also known as a "Largus Bug". Largus succintus. Apparently just a "nuisance pest", not known to do damage.
mack austin