Word: stinger
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...Mile. Hastre exhibited its glossy chocolate surface and sugary frosting, caused mouths to water at the thought of sweet liqueurs or sugary stuffing within, caused shrieks of horror when, cracking the shell, she released half a dozen scabrous tropical cockroaches and a vicious, adult scorpion, which immediately plunged, its stinger into her hand. While Mlle. Hastre received medical aid, friends of Mlle. Van Hong Lu loudly denied that she could have connived in the hoax...