ST. LOUIS — Did you know that flying squirrels can be found throughout the states of Missouri and Illinois? They like to glide through the air at night in the woods. So, watch out the next time you go ...

Here is a trick to see whether there are flying squirrels in your vicinity: Put some peanut butter on the very end of a small branch — on a dogwood or redbud, say — then check it in the morning. Gone?