849. Stories of Insects, Bugs & Creepy Crawli...

A bonus mid-week episode previewing the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. I'll be talking about all the teams, the favourites, the underdogs, the wild cards, the dark horse teams, England's chances, plus various issues and controversies both on and off the pitch. Comments are ...  Show more

[991] A conversation with English teacher / comedian / cake maker Kate Billington, talking about her academic qualifications, cutting edge subtitling technology for theatres, questions of teaching English including teaching in Taiwan vs in France, Kate's tips for language learnin ...  Show more

Chiggers are tiny little mites capable of making your life miserable. Worse than mosquitoes? Maybe. But they aren't insects - mites are actually part of the arachnid family and behave a little like ticks. Learn all about these nearly invisible pests in today's episode.

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Liz Waid and Colin Lowther look at the mosquito. This insect causes big problems around the world. But knowing about this insect can protect people from its dangerous bite. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/nature/the-terrible-and-interesting-mosquito/ Download ...  Show more

Le phylloxéra est un tout petit insecte... Mais ne vous fiez pas à sa taille, il n'en est pas moins redoutable ! Il est à l'origine de l'une des plus graves crises agricoles de l'Histoire... À la fin du XIXe siècle, le phylloxéra a mis toute la vigne européenne à genoux. Une h ...

More people are scared of bugs than they are afraid of becoming the victim of crimes, or even dying. These people suffer from entomophobia, the fear of insects. And when you think about crawlers that are small enough to burrow into the crevices of your skin, winged bugs that can ...  Show more