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In this episode, Andrew discusses the recent lovebug outbreak in Seoul. He describes these insects, explains their unusual name, and talks about his experience dealing with them this summer. Andrew also explores the bigger topic of how people approach killing insects, and shares his own opinion about this issue.\n\nThis episode will help improve your English in the following ways:\n\n \tListening comprehension: Practice understanding a native English speaker discussing a real-life situation in detail.\n \tVocabulary expansion: Learn new words and expressions related to insects and pest control, such as "proliferating," "symbiotic relationship," "keep in check,\u201d and "creepy crawly."\n \tIdioms: Learn helpful English idioms like "out of the blue," "attached at the hip," and "it's on" used in context.\n \tPronunciation: Listen to the correct pronunciation of spoken English, which you can then practice on your own.\n \tCultural insights: Improve your understanding of how people in different cultures deal with household pests.\n \tEnglish speaking practice: Join discussions with other listeners on the Culips Discord server for additional speaking practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImportant links:\n\n \tBecome a Culips member\n \tStudy with the interactive transcript\n \tJoin the Culips Discord server\n \tSmall-group discussion class schedule (member only)\n\nEpisode notes:\n\n \tThe scientific name of the lovebug is plecia nearctica.\n \tContrary to what Andrew mentions, a centipede can have between 15 pairs to 191 pairs of legs and a millipede can have between 40 and 1,306 pairs of legs.