Listening to: Can I Have It Like That - Pharrell featuring Gwen Stefani

NewScientist has a report on the recent 60 day test of a balloon-borne platform and tether:

…but there were several unexpected encounters with wildlife. More than a dozen insect colonies had been laid eggs on the tether, and in the first few days of the test, curious bats flew around the balloons, apparently attracted by the sound made by the tether’s vibrations. Late in the test, swallows were also seen swooping down on the balloons, possibly to sip the morning dew on their surfaces.

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