Editing Primordial Evolution Game/East Continent (section)

===Balloon Dahon===
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<br />'''Balloon Dahon'''
<br />Status: <span style="color:#008000">'''Extant'''</span> or <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Extinct'''</span>
<br />Progenitor: Previous
<br />-> Next]]

The increasing amount of decaying matter in their diet and certain chemicals released in the volcanic activity cause buildup of gas within the bodies of the swamp dahons.
Eventually, by eating the detritus at the bottom of the shallow lakes, the swamp dahon's body will become inflated with methane and other lighter than air gases. This has led to the birth of a new species of dahon.
These dahons are capable of surviving while floating in the air, while their still water bound cousins are unable to. These balloon dahons feed on smaller creatures, algae and detritus they manage to catch with their long tentacles. 

The balloon dahons have become active predators. Their tentacles now have jellyfish like poison stingers, that launch poisonous darts when something they sense a living creature near them with the small sensory hairs.
The darts contain powerful neurotoxin and the speed and the close range in which they are launched ensure that the dart pierces the skin of the victim.
They also have sharp fanged suckers on their tentacles that help them hold and manipulate their victim's lifeless body.

When their prey has died, depending on it's size, they will either lift it to their mouth and consume it immediately, or they will start to cut it into smaller pieces with their fanged suckers.

The balloon dahons are basically flying jellyfishes or siphonophores.