Scorpion On A Plane: Man Stung On US Flight

A man travelling on a flight between Seattle and Alaska got the surprise of his life when he was stung by a scorpion. Jeff Ellis had dozed off about three hours into the trip and awoke when he felt something tickling his arm.

"I felt it on my shirt sleeve and brushed it off - I thought it was a little spider or something," Mr Ellis said.

"Then I felt it back on my elbow."

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