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Stowaway creatures on the rise in UK, expert warns

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70% Informative

Three scorpions appear to have been shipped from China in the last month , an expert says.

A student from Bristol discovered a live scorpion when she opened a parcel from fast-fashion firm Shein .

A couple from Basingstoke said they were shocked to find a scorpion in a package ordered from Amazon last month .

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has 100 drop-off points across the UK .

It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to release any creature not normally resident in Great Britain into the wild.

The centre's emergency service operates 24/7 all year round and has a collection service.

VR Score

66

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61

Neutral language

59

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informal

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English

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35

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short-lived

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