Millions of jellyfish-like creatures stranded in California

Millions of jellyfish-like creatures have been dumped on the coast of California. The name of this relative of jellyfish - Velella Velella, live creatures on the surface of the water and travel thanks to the winds.

According to the name, Vella has a kind of sail attached to their head. It is the “sail” that allows them to sail at their own discretion. They are hunted by few predators, although some sea slugs and water snails feed on them.

This is not an unprecedented case of mass stranding. This sometimes happens, but not in summer, but in early spring. The cause of Vella's untimely appearance remains a mystery.

Vella is not a specific inhabitant of coastal waters of California, it is present in warm areas of oceans around the world. Despite this ubiquity, scientists still know little about their lives.



However, Vellella is known to be a carnivorous creature and primarily feeds on plankton. What uses thin tentacles that hang under the surface of the water and capture everything that is suitable for food.

Vella cannot live long outside the water, and if the creatures fail to return to the sea with the tide, they will die within hours.

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