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 …
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 …