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Spider Crawls in Woman's Ear, Lives There for 5 Days

By Life's Little Mysteries Staff

Credit: Screenshot Xiaoxiang Morning News

Pictures of Ms. Lee's ear canal, with a spider inside.

August 9, 2012 Updated Aug 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM PDT

That old urban legend about spiders crawling into your orifices while you sleep has come true. A woman who checked into China's Changsha Central Hospital Wednesday (Aug. 8th) with an itchy ear learned she had a small spider dwelling in her ear canal, according to news reports. It had crawled inside five days earlier while she slept.

At the hospital, heebie-jeebie-inducing pictures of the patient's ear canal revealed a stocky, hairy, four-eyed arachnid peering out at the camera, much to doctors' and the patient's surprise.

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