Can spiders live in your ear?

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Lmao, I just use the nearest glass/mug and something rigid and flat, was a coaster last night In retrospect though, I'm going to stick to using mugs, glasses are fine for big spiders as they don't tend to move much once in there but the one last night was a fast one and was scuttling all about the glass, I really didn't want to drop it

Was it a red back?

Originally Posted by blueto

Was it a red back?

thats an Aussie species ain't it? so no just a normal little spider, as seen in the pic

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

thats an Aussie species ain't it? so no just a normal little spider, as seen in the pic

looks like a bird eating spider to me!

When I was a kid, I felt something tickling the inside of my ear one day.

Thinking it was a spider, finger goes into my ear. OUCH!!!! That F#!K^&G HURT!

Finger came out, along with one squished bee. That gave me a massive earache, and I was deaf in that ear for about a fortnight. The damn thing had only stung my eardrum.

Sorry, I'm about as much help as your friend aren't I?

Originally Posted by blueto

looks like a bird eating spider to me!

There's no birdie eating spiders in the UK as far as i know, and it would have to be a pretty damn ferocious spider to take on a bird when it was less than an inch long!!!

Originally Posted by Baph

When I was a kid, I felt something tickling the inside of my ear one day.

Thinking it was a spider, finger goes into my ear. OUCH!!!! That F#!K^&G HURT!

Finger came out, along with one squished bee. That gave me a massive earache, and I was deaf in that ear for about a fortnight. The damn thing had only stung my eardrum.

Sorry, I'm about as much help as your friend aren't I?

Oh dear Could you hear it buzzing about at all? I think people can hear flys buzzing in their ears but then they are a bit smaller

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Oh dear Could you hear it buzzing about at all? I think people can hear flys buzzing in their ears but then they are a bit smaller

Not that I remember. I could feel it walking though (that was the tickling feeling). I might of heard the buzz just as it landed, but can't remember as it was so long ago.

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

There's no birdie eating spiders in the UK as far as i know, and it would have to be a pretty damn ferocious spider to take on a bird when it was less than an inch long!!!

its the venom inside the spider. he can eat it over time

dont they turn up in fruit in supermarkets now and again?

Originally Posted by blueto

dont they turn up in fruit in supermarkets now and again?

Not only fruit, but also plants. There was a case not so long ago that I think came from South America? The bulb of the plant had been digested by a female spider, who had then laid eggs in there.

Customer bought the plant from a UK supermarket, couple of weeks later, they had loads of spiders crawling around the lounge. Think they were funnel web's too. Fatal those beggars.

Also just seen this on the t'interweb...

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....&in_page_id=34

Originally Posted by Baph

Not only fruit, but also plants. There was a case not so long ago that I think came from South America? The bulb of the plant had been digested by a female spider, who had then laid eggs in there.

Customer bought the plant from a UK supermarket, couple of weeks later, they had loads of spiders crawling around the lounge. Think they were funnel web's too. Fatal those beggars.

Also just seen this on the t'interweb...

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article....&in_page_id=34

bladey hell Baph....Thats the last time i go shopping now. Jesus...i hate spiders and reading this is making me get goose pimples

Originally Posted by blueto

bladey hell Baph....Thats the last time i go shopping now. Jesus...i hate spiders and reading this is making me get goose pimples

Ah, that's nothing. You've obviously seen my recent comments about snakes.

A couple of years back, I also woke up in a room in which a female Chilean rose tarantula had given birth, and the eggs had hatched during the night. Couple of hundred tiny tarantula's...

The cage containing them was left open overnight. I was in a sleeping bag on the floor.

Sorry, not helping again am I?