Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore. Velella velellas, or ...

Bystanders got the chance to join the 1% club after spotting the largest sea creature on the planet and the group is calling it a “marvelous treat” in California, officials said. On May 1, a group set ...

Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...

Thousands of blue and purple sea creatures have been washing ashore in Ventura County beaches. These strange looking creatures are known as Velella velellas. They are related to jellyfish as well ...

Hordes of bright blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures are washing up on beaches across California. As of Monday, thousands of the critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — have ...

Credit: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images via Getty Images Rubbery blue sea creatures are washing up on California beaches by the thousands. The translucent blobs ...

the park said the creatures use their “blue stinging tentacles.” While the blobs “don’t have many known predators,” the park said they are prey for nudibranchs and purple sea snails.