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With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but thriving inside a termite colony.
The weight of a normal teardrop-shaped hot air balloon is 250 to 300 pounds. Special shape balloons like Smokey Bear tend to weigh more due to their size, extra air vents and appendages.
That’s why flying a special-shaped balloon is complex and requires very skilled pilots like Wright-Smith, who has 45 years of ballooning experience under her belt.