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Do moths lay eggs in human ears?

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Certainly there is no moth species that does so as a matter of course, and it's hard to imagine it happening even as a one-in-a-million fluke, to be honest. It's just not the right kind of environment, as the previous respondent ably noted. read more

Moths generally lay eggs in a location that assures their offspring a supply of the preferred food. The underside of delicious leaves, for example, is a good spot for a moth to lay eggs. Moth caterpillars do not generally dine on human earwax, flesh, or earrings. read more

Parts of adult and larval moths may cause lepidopterism or contact dermatitis. The wing scales of some kinds of moths can cause local irritation and sometimes systemic reactions in sensitized persons when the scales lodge in the cornea, are inhaled or contact the skin. read more

No. First, the brain and ears do not connect. Second, insects donot eat human brains. NOTE: Parasites in the intestines can have eggs travel through thebloodstream and by that route get into the brain. read more

Even earwigs - so named because the long, flat insects apparently favour human heads as a nesting ground - are unjustly maligned; they are no more likely to invade the ear than any other bug. In the unlikely event that something flies, crawls or creeps into your auditory canal, experts agree on one course of action - don't panic. read more

Yes, insects and other arthropods do wander into people’s ears, but not to lay eggs. The human ear can be an effective trap for small critters; the poor little dears simply blunder in and are trying to find their way out by frantically scratching around. read more

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