School cafeteria staff in New York found a scorpion in bananas they were going to serve to children

Canteen workers at Stanford Gibson Elementary School, New York County, followed protocol and washed bananas in preparation for the reception of students on Friday, January 13th. Suddenly they noticed something crawling over the bananas. It turned out to be a scorpion AOL.

“Suddenly, this routine task has become anything but fruit washing,” said the Norwich City school district, which is about 96 km southeast of Syracuse.

Dining staff put the scorpion in a container and instead of immediately releasing the creature or squashing it, gave it to a high school zoology class as a learning opportunity, the district said.

The students "were able to benefit from the find by feeding the scorpion crickets and studying it under the lights," the district said in a statement.

According to the school district, no staff or students were harmed during the discovery and capture of the scorpion.

The statement said the scorpion made its way from Guatemala along with the bananas. The school district thanked its staff for following all safety precautions to prevent any harm from the scorpion.

“So good,” said one person in the school district. Thank you for not hurting him!
“I had them as pets,” said another. “They are very docile, but they can sting badly.”

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scorpions prefer "dry desert areas" and are found in the southern and southwestern United States.

According to the Mayo Clinic, stings are painful but not usually fatal. However, according to the CDC, tree scorpion stings can be life-threatening. The Mayo Clinic advised you to see a doctor if you have severe symptoms after being bitten, or if a child has been stung by a scorpion.