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Black-Necked Stilt

Show-Me Shorebirds

Learn to spot these summer visitors when you’re at the lake or on a float trip.

American Bumblebee

Pollination Partners

Plants and animals team up to keep nature abounding with blooms.

Newt

Eft You Only Newt …

Lizard or salamander? Missouri’s only newt can pass for both.

American Burying Beetle

Beetlemania!

No other animals on Earth are more successful than these insects.

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August 2020
Xplor cover Ant
July, 2017

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Ants a Trillion
Changing Channels
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July 2017
Turtle
May, 2017

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Awesomely Ancient Super-Survivors
Leave it to Beavers
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May 2017
a Black-Necked Stilt in a marsh
March, 2017

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Get Out
Into The Wild: Trout Stream
Woodland Wildflower Challenge
Frank's Guide to Wetlands
Predator vs. Prey: Eastern Mole Vs. Night Crawler
How To: Plant a Pollinator Paradise
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March 2017
Xplor Magazine cover
January, 2017

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Get Out
Into The Wild: Mighty Oak
Creatures of the Night
Animal Tricksters
Predator vs. Prey: American Kestrel vs. Prairie Vole
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January 2017
a boy and his dog sitting in a hunting blind
November, 2016

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Get Out!
Into The Wild: Ozark Spring
Duck Hunting With Papa
What's Snowing On?
Predator Vs. Prey: Coyote vs. Opossum
Strange but True
How To: Make Deer Jerky
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November 2016
xplor September/October
September, 2016

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Get Out!
Into The Wild
Into the Woods With a Bear Researcher
Masters of Migration
Predator Vs. Prey: White Pelican vs. Gizzard Shad
Strange but True
How To: Build a Bow
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September 2016
July-Aug 2016 Xplor cover with alligator snapping turtle
July, 2016

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Get Out!
Into The Wild
Pond Pad: Life Above and Below
War Birds
Predator Vs. Prey: Prairie Vole vs. Badger
Strange but True
How to: Train a Hummingbird to Perch On Your Finger
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July 2016
May-June 2016 Xplor cover featuring a girl holding a fish she just caught.
May, 2016

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Get Out!
Into The Wild
Fishing For First-Timers
Little Armored Ones
Predator Vs. Prey
Strange but True
How To Whittle a Hickory Whistle
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May 2016
March April 2016 Xplor cover featuring a hummingbird at a flower
March, 2016

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Get Out!
Into the Wild: Marsh
Nature Myths Busted
Life Size
Predator Vs. Prey: Bobcat vs. Wild Turkey
Strange but True
How To: Dye Some Wild-Colored Eggs
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March 2016

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