

Found a ton of these jelly-like creatures called “By-the-wind Sailor” on the beach yesterday. Apparently each blob is actually a colony of multiple individual creatures that form a floating sail and roam around the ocean. They are related to the very painful Portuguese man o’ war, though the Velella are relatively benign to humans.
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💬 Joe Crawford @anthony First time I ever saw them was April 2023. Based on some reading it seems like the fact the water is warmer overall is the reason we're seeing them more regularly. https://artlung.com/blog/2023/04/16/nice-bodysurfing-session-velella-velella/
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