Scorpion Stings Woman at Boston Logan Airport Baggage Claim

I'm no rocket scientist, but I am willing to bet that a scorpion that finds its way into Boston Logan International Airport's baggage claim area didn't just wander in from Chelsea.

A 40-year-old woman was retrieving her luggage from the bag carousel last Sunday night, a daunting enough task, when from out of nowhere, a scorpion emerged and stung her finger.

The scorpion most likely hitched a ride on a plane arriving from a warmer climate. Perhaps it clung to someone's checked suitcase or entered the plane's cargo hold by strolling up the conveyor belt that loads the luggage.

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How the scorpion arrived at Logan may never be known. To my knowledge, the critter hasn't been heard from again. It's possible it got a look at the tax rate and utility costs in Massachusetts and climbed back on the plane for parts unknown.

National Geographic Kids says, "Scorpions are arachnids and have eight legs like their cousins – spiders, mites, and ticks."

Scorpions have creeped out the world since before the dinosaurs, having moved from water to land hundreds of millions of years ago.

Scorpions exist on every continent except Antarctica but are not commonly seen in Boston or the Northeast. I've seen them in Arizona where they are common.

Scorpios don't usually attack humans unless they feel threatened. The sting is most often not fatal.

NBC 10 Boston reported the woman stung by a scorpion at Logan Airport was not immediately identified nor was her condition available. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment.