Scorpion Causes American Airlines Flight Cancellation

Scorpion Causes American Airlines Flight Cancellation
A Flinders Ranges scorpion, the biggest scorpion species in Australia. PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images
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An Americans Airlines flight was canceled on Sunday after flight crew spotted a scorpion on board.

The plane was due to depart from Sacramento on the morning of Sept. 10. The previous day the plane had been in Phoenix, where American Airlines spokeswoman Leslie Scott thinks the scorpion boarded, UPI reported.