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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.
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