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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

VENTURA COUNTY, California — Thousands of velella velellas, more commonly known as “By-the-Wind Sailors,” have been spotted all along Ventura County beaches in recent days.According to 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 ...

VENTURA COUNTY, California — Thousands of velella velellas, more commonly known as “By-the-Wind Sailors,” have been spotted all along Ventura County beaches in recent days.According to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...