# Spider Finds Home In Ear - AAAHHH! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574 "2002-06-12T02:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/1 "2002-06-12T02:45:59Z")
I was watching the news this morning and an item came on about a woman who had a spider - complete with web and all - inside her ear canal. I let out a gut-wrenching scream and continued to watch [as you do]. It’s like an arachnaphobics worst nightmare! [News item here](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_604204.html?menu=news.latestheadlines) I have one thing to say - DEAR GOD NOOOOO! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/2 "2002-06-12T03:39:20Z")
ohgodohgodohgod… I’m just going to convince myself it’s not actually true. I don’t care if there’s video (though thank gods it’s not available on that link!) of it, I’m going right into deep denial here. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/3 "2002-06-12T04:48:50Z")
Well that’s gross. I knew I shouldn’t have opened this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/4 "2002-06-12T06:18:58Z")
I have a theory about this. My theory is that the story’s bullshit. I mean, come on - a spider living in her ear?? Yeah right. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/5 "2002-06-12T09:35:08Z")
Well, this news site has the story with a photo… > **[The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News](https://news.sky.com/)** > > Sky News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/6 "2002-06-12T10:16:56Z")
_Ashy shivers_ I won’t be sleeping tonight! No sir! -WIDE AWAKE- now! ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/7 "2002-06-12T13:33:28Z")
That’s just too weird! What would the spider _live_ on? Erm…were there other bugs living nearby? Oh God— I must not think about these things!\ I’m not entirely convinced it’s not bullshit, even with the news photo. But still…:eek: :eek: :eek:! ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/8 "2002-06-12T14:30:23Z")
Now see? THAT is why I am addicted to q-tips. : shudder : ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/9 "2002-06-12T14:40:44Z")
What, you haven’t heard the story about the guy that gets cockroaches in his head cause the eggs were on his q-tips? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/10 "2002-06-12T15:08:53Z")
Another great reason to sleep with earplugs in… ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/11 "2002-06-12T15:38:53Z")
I guess you guys don’t want to know that its fairly common (or not totally unheard of in the medical field) for cockroaches to crawl into the ear and get stuck. mmm evil deed of the day done. ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/12 "2002-06-12T16:04:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Now see? THAT is why I am addicted to q-tips. I’m not to sure about that, lets say you have a spider in your ear, you shove in a Q-tip and feel a tickle (as it goes deeper into your ear) then you hear the crunch of its exoskeleton as you start to twist away -NOW WHAT- Now you not only have a spider in your ear you have a DEAD spider in your ear, charming no? ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/13 "2002-06-12T21:19:19Z")
…and what if the spider decides to lay it’s eggs in there and a few weeks later you have hundreds of baby spiders swarming out of your ear and onto your face? Hmm? _gags_ ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/14 "2002-06-12T21:38:20Z")
uggh! The worst case of bug willies I’ve ever gotten from the 'net… _runs out of thread screaming & gouging at his ears_ ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/15 "2002-06-13T01:11:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \* > \*\*Well, this news site has the story with a photo… > > [http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-10447559,00.html](http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-10447559,00.html) \*\* Not only is my theory on shakey ground now, but I will be seeing that photo in my mind’s eye as I stare at the ceiling all night :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/16 "2002-06-13T01:20:34Z")
Yeah, I looked at the Skynews article & picture earlier today, and you know, I really shouldn’t have. \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-finds-home-in-ear-aaahhh/113574/17 "2002-06-13T02:55:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MachV \* > \*\*Another great reason to sleep with earplugs in… \*\* What’s to stop them from crawling in yer nose? :eek: _dons balaclava and hits the sack_