12-year-old girl stung by Wal-Mart scorpion

Megan Templeton, of Barboursville, was taken to the hospital as a precaution but later released.

Her father, William Templeton, says the pain was a little worse than a bee sting.

He initially didn't believe his daughter when she said she had been stung by a scorpion, but then he saw the critter scurry underneath a box.

It was captured by Wal-Mart employees.

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Most of the nearly 2,000 kinds of scorpions are not dangerous to humans.

Richard Coyle, senior director of international affairs for Wal-Mart, said store employees believe the problem was with a single shipment of watermelons.

"We are very concerned," he said. "This is a very rare incident. When I spoke with the store manager, she said in her 17 years she had never heard of something like this."