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Introducing the coolest relative of a jellyfish, the By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella).
The deep blue body of the creature rests on the top of the ocean with
its tentacles hanging down below to catch its plankton prey. On top is
the Sailor’s characteristic stiff sail which behaves much the way a sail
of the ship does.
Introducing the coolest relative of a jellyfish, the By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella).
The deep blue body of the creature rests on the top of the ocean with
its tentacles hanging down below to catch its plankton prey. On top is
the Sailor’s characteristic stiff sail which behaves much the way a sail
of the ship does.
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this is awesome. we have glowing pieces of blue in the sand out at our beaches sometimes… i think pieces of jellyfish? or something else…
It’s actually plankton that creates a glow when disturbed. Super fascinating stuff… makes me wish I had gone through to be a marine biologist.
Had a massive tidal change when I was a kid – think it was a storm. We had an entire beach covered in these things… they come in other colors too, but mostly blue. Even the seagulls couldn’t keep up with eating all of them.
“I’ve never seen so many electric jellyfish in all my life!”
“Those are Vietcong man-of-wars.”
p.s. I love you. 😀
No idea.
Dawwww, no u <3!!
i love them!