I am about to shower when Hye-Ryoung runs into the house, breathless, and tells me the boys found a scorpion in the garden.

We dash out to take a closer look and make sure the kids keep their distance.

However, Olin and Luca know that whip scorpions - such as the one they found - are tailless and not venomous. Although they are able to spray an irritant mist when cornered, they tell us there is no reason to be afraid.

Still, as I come closer, they both yell at me to stop, afraid that I will kill the scorpion instead of letting them trap it in a cage.