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Forget what the calendar says. When you see the flicker of a firefly’s fanny, you know summer has arrived.
Join Xplor for a guided tour of wet, wild, and wonderful wetlands.
Motivational messages from a three-toed box turtle.
Xplor: October/November 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories about spiders, animal skulls, and how to shoot straight.
Xplor: August/September 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories about archery, campfire cooking, and how to keep an antlion for a pet.
Xplor: June/July 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories about dragonflies, freaky animals, and a biologist who wrangles turtles to learn more about their habits.
Xplor: April/May 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories on morel mushroom hunting, life in a tree, and how to identify birds.
Xplor: February/March 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories about Missouri's largest critters, some tiny owls with big attitudes, and a biologist who traps turkeys with a rocket net.
Xplor: December 2013/January 2014
This issue of Xplor features stories about a family of river otters, making snow lanterns, and one of America's best — and youngest — trap shooters.
Xplor: October/November 2013
This issue of Xplor features stories about animals that eat blood (and the animals that eat them), how to make a survival bracelet, and how to survive a zombie apocalypse (or simply being lost in the woods).
Xplor: August/September 2013
This issue of Xplor features stories about bird beaks, bobcats, and how to read a river.
Xplor: June/July 2013
This issue of Xplor features stories about how to make a worm hotel, camouflaged critters, and exploring a sandy island in the middle of the Missouri River.
Xplor: April/May 2013
This issue of Xplor features stories about turtles, crappie fishing, tree planting, and raising baby paddlefish.