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A woman in China  went to the doctor because of an itch in her ear. Doctors determined that a strange itch on the side of her head turned out to be a spider burrowing through her ear canal.

In photos released by the hospital, the spider is seen deeply entrenched in the woman’s ear, requiring doctors to reportedly use a saline solution to flood the canal and flush it out to avoid it climbing deeper into her head or biting her.

According to the hospital, the flushing procedure was a success and the spider crawled out on its own.

They are unsure if the spider’s activities in the ear canal included egg laying.

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[via wdiv]

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