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Spider discovered living in Katie Melua’s ear
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 3 November 2014
She’s survived being plunged to the bottom of the sea and having her lyrics torn apart by scientists, and now Katie Melua’s latest daring adventure is to become a breeding ground for spiders.
Melua revealed recently that after going to her doctor complaining of a “rustling sound” in her ear, it emerged that she had a spider had set up home inside her head.
She explained that the spider had most likely been living inside a pair of in-ear monitors that she had used as earplugs while on a recent flight. “It was no hassle at all, apart from the occasional shuffling noises”, she said.
The spider was removed with a “micro hoover” (not a technical term) “alive and seemingly fine”. Which I’m sure is the part of the story you were most concerned about.
