For anyone actually thinking of doing anything to their ear for the irrational fear of a spider being in there... I wouldn't. That spider lived in there for 4 days and did nothing but crawl around and ...
Spider crabs have the dual challenge of being delicious and needing to moult, and once a year, this spells trouble.
I understand arachnophobia and am sorry for those who have it, but when I read that the spider was curious about the camera, I was hoping for a salticid. The kind of spider who turns around and looks ...