Billions of Blue Jellyfish Wash Up on California Beaches
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The animals known as “by-the-wind sailors” stay out on the open ocean—until the winds change.
ByJane J. LeePhoto gallery by Sherry L. Brukbacher
In recent weeks, about a billion jellyfish-like “purple sailors” have washed up on West coast beaches of the United States. The animals—known as “by-the-wind sailors” or Velella velella—founder on the shore and pile up like a carpet of deflated…
