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Where do insects go in winter?

22/02/2024

As temperatures drop and winter sets in, we often notice that the number of small flying and crawling creatures begins to dwindle. It can make us wonder what happens to insects in (...)

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LIFE BEETLES project takes part in children’s Carnival parade on Pico island

16/02/2024

On 9 February, the LIFE BEETLES project took part in the Carnival parade at Escola Primária e Secundária das Lajes do Pico under the theme “Biodiversity: The importance of insects”. One of (...)

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It’s Carnival, nobody takes it the wrong way!

13/02/2024

Did you know that insects also have disguises? Today the LIFE BEETLES, a project coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, is going to unmask these disguised insects! (...)

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LIFE BEETLES takes part in the XII European Congress of Entomology

28/12/2023

The LIFE BEETLES project took part in the XII European Congress of Entomology (ECE), which took place in Greece. The first ECE, which dates back to the late 1970s, aims to bring (...)

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You can still visit the “LIFE BEETLES: Big Little Ones” in Paul da Praia da Vitória, (...)

21/12/2023

The macro-photography exhibition “LIFE BEETLES: Big Little Ones” aims to encourage the public to get to know the details of the project's target species better, in depth, namely the Ironclade Beetle (𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘶𝘴 (...)

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LIFE BEETLES organises volunteer action among SRAAC – Pico teams

19/12/2023

The LIFE BEETLES project organised a volunteer action to plant endemic species in the Lagoa do Caiado. As well as fostering team spirit, this action made it possible to publicise the LIFE (...)

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