The fact that that is a jumping spider, an extremely active, predatory, non-web building spider makes me doubt the authenticity of this. The only reason a jumping spider would stay in someone's ear canal for five days is if it were stuck, dead, or if the woman was constantly (like 24/7) poking things in there to harass it so it couldn't leave. Spiders don't "burrow" into the flesh of any animal, nor would they be able to gain sustenance from feeding on human flesh. Also that last pic is a pretty well known scare 'shop.

Also, this happened in China, so why is there a blurb about U.S. insects at the end? Also also, if you want to give your already shaky story credibility, you probably shouldn't use the phrase "Spiders and other bugs" in your story because A. Spiders are not bugs, they're not even insects. They're arachnids, totally different thing completely. B. 'Bug" is a term which refers to a very specific (if large) sub-family of insect, it is not a catch-all term for anything with six or more legs, despite popular public use. And you could argue that the author was just simplifying for the obviously not smart enough to know the difference audience, but then that makes you seem ignorant as a writer and destroys your credibility...on a story about a spider actively invading and living in someone's ear, an incredible old urban myth. I'm surprised they didn't claim the spider laid eggs in there too.

You guys want to be scared by crawly things that invade your body, look up Bot Flies.

Yeah, look up the Human Bot Fly on Wiki and be prepared to be horribly grossed out.

Yeah seriously, those flies alone are the reason I am really hesitant to ever go to South America. I already fear maggots to the point of shrieking like a girl if I even see one near me, I am NOT having them live in my flesh.