A woman started complaining of headaches without realising she had a spider living in her ear.

Spider drama

Spider drama

The patient, identified only as Lekshmi L, decided to attend hospital after she was no longer able to withstand the pain and irritation - but doctors who examined her were shocked to find that one of the air-breathing arthropods was actually living inside her ear canal without her being aware.

Dr Santosh Shivaswamy, of the hospital in Bengaluru, India, told the Indian Express newspaper: ''It's rare to see a live spider moving inside someone's ear canal.''

Meanwhile, the patient commented: ''I was terrified as I could feel movement of a creature in my ear.''