Monterey Bayis quite a salient sight mightily now , as parts are littered with thousands of electric blue , chalk - like ocean animate being that have been sweep ashore by the wind . These bizarre cnidarians ( a diverse phylum of animals including corals and jellyfish ) are calledVelella velellaand they ’re normally find floating on the aerofoil of lovesome and temperate ocean . Beach departer are treading carefully along the coast , but they’renot dangerousand their sting is n’t harmful .
Image credit : Velela , via Wikimedia Commons .
These organism have a level , transparent floatand an vertical triangular sheet that lets them take advantage of the farting . It ’s not unusual for them to launder up along beaches in late springiness / former summer after they bloom , but agree to nautical biologistNancy Blackthey had n’t been see in the country for around 8 years . Why these creatures have decide to show up now and afterwards in the yr than common is puzzling , but scientist Rich Mooi toldLA Timesthat this is not needfully indicative that anything is wrong with the ocean .
icon credit : Wilson44691 , via Wikimedia Commons .
Furthermore , Mooi saysthat while the filmy phone number drying up and die on the beaches may seem alarming , there ’s a huge number of velellas scattered across our oceans , so this effect is n’t become to harm the species .
Velella lave ashore back in 2004 . double credit rating : Dan , via Wikimedia Commons .
If you ’re corking to find out more , go over out this YouTube video recording on velella :
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[ heading epitome " Velella Velella , " by Bettina Walker , via Flickr . Used in accordance of rights with CC BY - NC - SA 2.0 ]
