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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 JUNE 2024 5 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 923. Common millipede THEY like to form letters of the alphabet on our walls: p, d, q, b, l, s, o. Are they trying to tell us something? No, they're probably just curled up sleeping off the day after a night scouting for damp nooks and crannies. The millipede (M. ħanex tal-indewwa or millipied) is not the most charismatic of creatures, indeed the sum wisdom most people have of it is "dak li jinten" (the one that stinks!). Well, it's their legit defence against aggressors. Despite their name, millipedes have nowhere near a thousand legs but can still boast a respectful 150 – imagine having to move all those legs in sync just to walk about. Millipedes pose no threat to humans: on the contrary, they do us an excellent service by eating rotting plants, speeding up the break- down of plant material and returning their nutrients to the soil. The perfect little gardeners! Design Thinking Workshop about Environmental Solutions The Community Garden at Friends of the Earth Malta is meeting for its monthly session, with a difference! We're collaborating with Refugee Week and the Jesuit Refugee Service to shake things up a little. After getting stuck into the gardening work, we're inviting you to bring along your favourite home cooked dish to share with everyone after the hard work! Victor Falzon, Desirée Falzon (Photo) www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 792: Register here: www.foemalta.org/event/20240622_communitygarden/ Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this Harlem Starlight On June 28 Place: Teatru Salesjan On Friday, June 28th, Teatru Salesjan in Sliema will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of jazz and swing with the much-anticipated Harlem Starlight event. Presented by Swing Island Malta, this dance special promises an evening brimming with energetic music, lively dance, and community spirit. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member A Decade of Dance On July 6-7 Place: Mediterranean Conference Centre A Decade of Dance: Celebrating Our Journey Through the Years Welcome to our dance show, "A Decade of Dance," where we invite you to embark on a journey through time, tracing our steps from September 22, 2014, to the present day. Over the years, we've been privileged to have an array of talented dancers grace our stage, each contributing their unique flair and passion to our story. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Rockband REM reformed to play a surprise acoustic rendition of Losing My Religion at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York on Thursday. It marked the first time all four members had performed in public since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. The sequel to hit film Inside Out has brought some critics joy, but others felt a different emotion, which has become familiar from watching much of Pixar's recent output - disappointment. Formed in Athens, Georgia, REM went from cult indie band to one of the biggest-selling rock acts of the 1990s, with hits including Everybody Hurts, The One I Love and Man On The Moon. The sequel is "a triumphant creative return for Pixar", according to Variety, while the Independent declared that the "cynicism-free sequel might just save Pixar".