Nature Art
Photography Contest - Amazing Arthropods!
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Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center
1401 NW Park Rd
Blue Springs, MO 64015
(816) 228-3766
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Submit your photos of Missouri’s wildlife with exoskeletons from the last few years. Photography is a wonderful way to learn more about Missouri’s amazing arthropods- animals with exoskeletons such as spiders, insects, millipedes, crayfish, scorpions, etc. We love photos from Burr Oak Woods of course, but request that photos must at least have been taken in the state of Missouri. Submission Method: • Maximum of two photos per person, at least 2550 x 3300 pixels, print size- 8.5”x11” • Deadline January 15th, 2026, 5 PM • Caption: Please include species of arthropod as close as can be identified. • Include: name, age category (Youth-15 years and younger or Mature (16 and older) and phone number of person who took the photo or guardian • Submit photo in person to the front desk of BOWNC -Or alternatively • Submit photo electronically to e-mail: (lisa.richter@mdc.mo.gov) in JPEG format only, Compression level (80-100%), File Size Limit (8 MB per photo) • Electronic submissions will be printed on 8.5”x11”, thick paper. January 16-31: View and vote on photos in the Nature Center. Top three photos with the most votes will receive a prize for both: Youth Category (ages 15 and under) and Mature (ages 16+). LISA R RICHTER