Thousands of electric blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures washed up on Central Coast beaches this week. Known by the nickname of by-the-wind sailors, velella velella are hydrozoans — a species ...

sea rafts, purple sails and little sails, have washed ashore up and down the California coast. The small creatures look like oval mini-sailboats that can grow up to 4 inches long. Their gelatinous ...

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 ...

Portuguese man-of-war resembles an 18th-century Portuguese warship under full sail, but they are often recognized for their balloon-like shape, which can be blue, violet or pink. The creature can ...

Mysterious blue blobs called by-the-wind-sailors wash up on beaches each spring, while beach explorers spot sea stars, crabs ...

The small creatures look like ... the surface of the open sea where they typically live — and with strong enough winds, onto coastal sands. "They looked like blue diamonds strewn across the ...

sea rafts, purple sails and little sails, have washed ashore up and down the California coast. The small creatures look like oval mini-sailboats that can grow up to 4 inches long. Their gelatinous ...