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Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri. Missouri is home to a diversity of flora, fauna and funga.There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes.
Curt's Famous Meats storefront Curt's Famous Meats (also known as Curt's Meat Market or shortened to Curt's) is a meat market located on East Truman Road in Independence, Missouri . Although it is in Independence, they are a known part of Kansas City-style barbecue history.
In 1779, the market began at a flat meadow where farmers came to sell their goods. [1] [3] [4] It was the third public marketplace in St. Louis. [1]Antoine Soulard, who was born in 1766 in Rochefort, France, was an aristocrat and former French military officer who escaped France to avoid the consequences of the French Revolution.
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Fowler's toad in leaf litter. Anaxyrus fowleri, Fowler's toad, [3] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. [1] [2] It was previously considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo ...
The toad is able to absorb water from the surrounding soil; even as the soil becomes increasingly dry in spring and early summer months, increased concentrations of urea in the toad's body allow it to continue to suck water out of the soil through osmosis. When the summer rains arrive the Great Basin spadefoot emerges from its burrow. [4]
The Great Plains toad is grey, brown, and green in color, with darker colored blotching. It can grow to anywhere between 5.1 and 11.4 cm (2 and 4.5 in) in length. It can grow to anywhere between 5.1 and 11.4 cm (2 and 4.5 in) in length.