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Woman Has Venomous Spider Removed From Inside Ear

Frank Camp
Woman Has Venomous Spider Removed From Inside Ear
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Imagine that one day, you begin hearing a rustling and whooshing in your ear. Thinking it must be water or crackling ear wax, you make a trip to the doctor in order to have it checked out. The doctor looks in your ear and finds … a spider! Not just any spider — because it can’t be that simple — a highly venomous brown recluse.

On Thursday, KSHB news reported on just such a story, horrifying Americans across the country.

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