Thousands and thousands of Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, have washed up on California beaches in recent weeks. Despite resembling jellyfish, velellas are a different species.

In a spectacle rarely seen along the San Diego County coastline, thousands of Velella velellas — or “by-the-wind sailors” — are washing ashore in a mass stranding. Scientists say it is a ...

If you walked along San Diego's beaches recently, you may have encountered blue creatures shaped like oval discs with a "sail" rising vertically from the center of their bodies. These creatures ...

Velella velellas, commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, have been blown ashore and researchers are jumping at the chance to study this elusive species.

Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore. Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, washed ashore near Oxnard, including around the Channel ...

Strange springtime visitors — gelatinous sea creatures known as by-the-wind sailors, or Velella velellas— are arriving by the thousands on Bay Area beaches.Expect to see them sail onto ...

Scores of delicate, washed-ashore jellyfish-like creatures are turning West Coast beaches a striking shade of blue. Thousands of Velella velellas, palm-sized polyps, have come ashore in Washington ...

If you walked along San Diego's beaches recently, you may have encountered blue creatures shaped like oval discs with a "sail" rising vertically from the center of their bodies. These creatures ...

Velella velellas – the pretty ‘by-the-wind sailors’ – are washing ashore by the thousands in San Diego County Scripps Oceanography says onshore winds and abundant food have led to a rare ...

Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, washed ashore near Oxnard, including around the Channel Islands Harbor and “on Kiddie, Silver Strand, and Hollywood beaches,” Channel Islands Harbor ...

Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore. Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, washed ashore near Oxnard, including around the Channel ...