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What are the blue blobs washing up on SoCal beaches? Welcome to Velella velella Valhalla
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the blue blobs washing up on SoCal beaches? Welcome to Velella velella Valhalla

LA Times  

The corpses are washing up by the thousands on Southern California’s beaches: a transparent ringed oval like a giant thumbprint 2 to 3 inches long, with a sail-like fin running diagonally down the length of the body. Explore the section These intriguing creatures are Velella velella, known also as by-the-wind sailors or, in marine biology circles, “the zooplankton so nice …

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Blue jellyfish-like critters arrive in Bay Area. When will they show up on SoCal beaches?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Blue jellyfish-like critters arrive in Bay Area. When will they show up on SoCal beaches?

LA Times  

An April 2023 image shows the sunset illuminating a by-the-wind sailor in Huntington Beach. The creatures began arriving at Bay Area beaches recently and are expected in Southern California within months. Strange springtime visitors — gelatinous sea creatures known as by-the-wind sailors, or Velella velellas— are arriving by the thousands on Bay Area beaches. “By kind of random luck, if …

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Bizarre blue creatures washing up on California beaches
1 year, 7 months ago

Bizarre blue creatures washing up on California beaches

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You may come across a fresh wash-up of …

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Thousands of little blue creatures are washing up on California beaches
1 year, 7 months ago

Thousands of little blue creatures are washing up on California beaches

NPR  

Thousands of little blue creatures are washing up on California beaches Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Velella velella, a name so nice you gotta say it twice. California beachgoers have reported seeing thousands of the Velella velella along the shoreline recently, though they …

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Southern California Beaches Swamped With Jellyfish-Like Creatures
1 year, 8 months ago

Southern California Beaches Swamped With Jellyfish-Like Creatures

News 18  

The beaches of Southern California have new visitors– Mysterious jellyfish-like blue organisms. The creatures, which have been identified as Velella velella, are commonly known as “By-the-Wind Sailors " due to their unique method of transportation. Officials of Point Reyes National Seashores, a unit of the National Park Service, US, shared a photo of the unique creatures sprawled on the beach. …

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Blue jellyfish-like creatures swarm California beaches, netizens stunned
1 year, 8 months ago

Blue jellyfish-like creatures swarm California beaches, netizens stunned

Hindustan Times  

What if you are walking on a beach and see thousands of blue-colored creatures washed up on the shore? Well, believe it or not, a sea of little blue creatures have actually washed up along Southern California beaches. Blue jellyfish-like creatures wash up on California beaches. Officials at the Point Reyes National Seashores informed in a Facebook post, "Velella velella …

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What are these blue creatures washing up on Southern California beaches?
1 year, 8 months ago

What are these blue creatures washing up on Southern California beaches?

LA Times  

In the last week, thousands of creatures known as by-the-wind-sailors have been washing ashore Southern California beaches. The oval-shaped, flat creatures with tiny blue tentacles may look like little jellyfish but are in fact hydroids called Velella velella, more commonly known as “by-the-wind sailors.” With a sturdy, transparent sail running across the top of their bodies, the marine creatures travel …

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