A plane bound for Portland from Los Angeles carrying the Oregon State men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as a reporter for the Oregonian, had to return to the gate before takeoff after a woman was stung by a scorpion.

The scorpion apparently hitched a ride from a carry-on bag a passenger had brought after being in Mexico, according to an Oregonian report.

The Alaska Airlines flight eventually left and landed at 11 p.m. last night after a 30-minute delay at LAX.

There were no details on the condition of the woman, who stayed in California to be treated, but the scorpion was stomped on.

Scorpions can be extremely dangerous to humans. All known scorpion species have venom and use it to kill or paralyze prey. Typically it is fast-acting venom, although they will try not to use it if they don’t have to.

However, only 25 of more than 1,000 known species of scorpion have venom that is potentially deadly to humans.

It is not known which scorpion stung the woman, but one of the deadliest scorpions, the Arizona bark scorpion, can be found in northern Mexico. It has venom that can cause severe pain and can last 24 to 72 hours.

The men’s basketball team was returning home after the Beavers lost 68-55 to USC.

According to the Oregonian reporter, the passengers were told that the woman was bit by “something poisonous.” He said that a guy saw the scorpion and flicked it off of him, and it landed on the lady who eventually was stung.