A scorpion believed to have originated from Fiji has been found in a bathroom in Auckland, prompting an investigation by New Zealand biosecurity officials.<\/p>\n
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirmed the scorpion-like creature discovered in the bathroom was indeed a scorpion after it was collected and examined by biosecurity officers.<\/p>\n
The discovery was shared on social media by food and travel writer Anna King Shahab, who said the creature was found alive before later dying.<\/p>\n
Biosecurity New Zealand Manager Plant Health Incursion Investigation, Dr Carolyn Bleach, says the scorpion was in very poor condition and would likely not have survived much longer.<\/p>\n
She says preliminary investigations suggest the juvenile scorpion is likely of Fijian origin, as the person who found it had travelled to Fiji and Bali earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Bleach says scorpions are usually lone hitchhikers and can survive for months hidden away without food.<\/p>\n
Officials are carrying out further testing to determine the exact species.<\/p>\n
Exotic scorpions are not established in New Zealand, and such discoveries are rare. <\/p>\n
Previous cases include a dead scorpion found in a Hamilton hotel in 2002 and a live scorpion discovered in a traveller’s luggage at Auckland Airport in 2014.<\/p>\n
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