Valella vallela or By-the-Wind Sailors have been seen from San Diego to Huntington Beach and even farther up north. Here's what they're all about. 🌊
The beautiful blue and translucent white creatures ride atop the water, with their tiny white"sails" helping to propel them over the seas.
which are fairly common, enter the scientific record in 1758. The critters, which at maturity, reach about 3 or 4 inches in diameter, are commonly seen off the coast of California, though they have, as Frable said, been seen in Oregon, and, in some cases, up in Washington state. Sala said the life cycle of the sailors begins in the deep ocean, where, waiting for the right moment in spring, the animals, which are related to jellyfish and coral, head to the surface and begin to feast on teeny, tiny crustaceans they stun into submission with neurotoxin.
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