Dead bug behind screen!

My ipod seems to have made a new friend! A small insect has somehow crawled into my ipod classic 160 (which has never been taken apart) and decided to die right in the middle of the screen. It seems quite stuck there and wont budge. I have even tried a burst from a compressed air laptop aerosol down the headphone socket but no luck.
I phoned up my local Apple store, the guy i spoke to was surprised, he said he thought this wouldn’t be covered by my warranty (I only got my ipod at xmas and the ipod works fine except for the insect!). In fact he suggested a third party repair which would of course void my warranty. I have made an appointment to take it in to the store so they can have a look first hand.
Has anyone had this happen to them before, if so what was Apples response? From reading on the net I have been let to believe the screen should be sealed to stop things getting behind it. I don’t want to try taking the ipod apart myself as from the guides posted on the net it looks very tricky to do and I suspect my ipod wouldn’t be the same again!

Its all good, I am just back from my local Apple shop with a shiney replacement ipod! Thanks Apple!

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