Scorpions on a Plane!

Now this is an interesting story. How did this scorpion get onto the plane? Maybe they are storing these planes in the desert or something when they are not in use or in maintenence.

"It felt like a shock, a tingly thing. Someone screamed, 'It's a
scorpion,'" Sullivan recalled. Another passenger stepped on the two-inch
arachnid, and someone suggested Sullivan seek medical help.

He scooped up the scorpion and headed to the hospital in
Burlington. His wife stopped at the United counter and was told the plane they
were on had flown from Houston to Chicago. The Sullivans surmised the scorpion
boarded in Texas.

The bad part is that this isn't even the first time it has happened:

Such incidents are not unheard of. An American Airlines flight was
delayed for an hour in Toronto on Sunday after a passenger was stung by a
scorpion that had made its way on board. Paramedics treated the man when the
flight from Miami landed. The delay came when officials searched the aircraft to
ensure no other critters had stowed away.