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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 …

Thousands of little blue creatures are washing up on California beaches

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 …

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 …

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 …