Even though online tools for communication have proven to be efficient, they cannot replace a face-to-face meeting. In mid-July, the project partners met in Stolac to discuss project progress and future plans. Slovenain team made a stop and a detour to Stolac, while travelling to Montenegro, in the frame of another collaboration with colleagues from the Natural History Museum in Podgorica. While in Montenegro, some caves near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina were also sampled, which will be helpful for a better understanding of the distribution of subterranean species in the SubBIOCODE project area.