I went to the desert for the weekend, came home and the beach is covered. Fark beach walking for now.
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Velella is a monospecific genus of hydrozoa in the Porpitidae family. Its only known species is Velella velella,[1] a cosmopolitan free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the open ocean. It is commonly known by the names sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella.[2]
This small cnidarian is part of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known cnidarian siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war. Specialized predatory gastropod molluscs prey on these cnidarians. Such predators include nudibranchs (sea slugs) in the genus Glaucus[3] and purple snails in the genus Janthina.[4]
Each apparent individual is a hydroid colony, and most are less than about 7 cm long. They are usually deep blue in colour, but their most obvious feature is a small stiff sail that catches the wind and propels them over the surface of the sea. Under certain wind conditions, they may be stranded by the thousand on beaches.
Like other Cnidaria, Velella velella are carnivorous. They catch their prey, generally plankton, by means of tentacles that hang down in the water and bear cnidocysts (also called nematocysts). The toxins in their nematocysts are effective against their prey. While cnidarians all possess nematocysts, in some species the nematocysts and toxins therein are more powerful than other species. V. velella's nematocysts are relatively benign to humans, although each person may respond differently to contact with the nematocyst toxin. It is wise to avoid touching one's face, eyes or pepis (man parts)
after handling V. velella, and itching may develop on parts of the skin that have been exposed to V. velella nematocysts.
This small cnidarian is part of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known cnidarian siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war. Specialized predatory gastropod molluscs prey on these cnidarians. Such predators include nudibranchs (sea slugs) in the genus Glaucus[3] and purple snails in the genus Janthina.[4]
Each apparent individual is a hydroid colony, and most are less than about 7 cm long. They are usually deep blue in colour, but their most obvious feature is a small stiff sail that catches the wind and propels them over the surface of the sea. Under certain wind conditions, they may be stranded by the thousand on beaches.
Like other Cnidaria, Velella velella are carnivorous. They catch their prey, generally plankton, by means of tentacles that hang down in the water and bear cnidocysts (also called nematocysts). The toxins in their nematocysts are effective against their prey. While cnidarians all possess nematocysts, in some species the nematocysts and toxins therein are more powerful than other species. V. velella's nematocysts are relatively benign to humans, although each person may respond differently to contact with the nematocyst toxin. It is wise to avoid touching one's face, eyes or pepis (man parts)
after handling V. velella, and itching may develop on parts of the skin that have been exposed to V. velella nematocysts.
Their bottoms have little stingers but it's more of a "don't get it on your hands then rub your eyes" vs. putting you in the hospital sting.
Does this mean we’re gonna have a wild Nino year?
whenever weird chit washes up it seems like a haymaker Nino is upon us.
whenever weird chit washes up it seems like a haymaker Nino is upon us.
Thanks.Velella is a monospecific genus of hydrozoa in the Porpitidae family. Its only known species is Velella velella,[1] a cosmopolitan free-floating hydrozoan that lives on the surface of the open ocean. It is commonly known by the names sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella.[2]
This small cnidarian is part of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known cnidarian siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war. Specialized predatory gastropod molluscs prey on these cnidarians. Such predators include nudibranchs (sea slugs) in the genus Glaucus[3] and purple snails in the genus Janthina.[4]
Each apparent individual is a hydroid colony, and most are less than about 7 cm long. They are usually deep blue in colour, but their most obvious feature is a small stiff sail that catches the wind and propels them over the surface of the sea. Under certain wind conditions, they may be stranded by the thousand on beaches.
Like other Cnidaria, Velella velella are carnivorous. They catch their prey, generally plankton, by means of tentacles that hang down in the water and bear cnidocysts (also called nematocysts). The toxins in their nematocysts are effective against their prey. While cnidarians all possess nematocysts, in some species the nematocysts and toxins therein are more powerful than other species. V. velella's nematocysts are relatively benign to humans, although each person may respond differently to contact with the nematocyst toxin. It is wise to avoid touching one's face, eyes or pepis (man parts)
Never seen them here.
got it, it’s like their hurricane season outlook. Whatever was said in May, expect the opposite come October.
We gots cannonball jellies this time of year...saw a bunch in the water on Saturday. Used to think they're relatively harmless, then a few years ago I made the mistake of trying to scoop one up with the front of my rash guard. That little fooker ejaculated a cloud of toxic semen all over my stomach that burned like fire and that was the last time I ever tried that.
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We had millions of 'em wash up one year up here. They came in on a very north storm/wind event and there was all kinds of Japanese trash, mostly bottles and stuff like that. I found 9 glass floats one day and most of them were mixed in the piles of dead velvella velvellas.
I've got to ask what in the hell would possess you to try and scoop a jellyfish up with your rash guard, especially while wearing it?!??
Cannonballs are hilariously benign by our jellyfish standards, which are generally really rare pink ones or more Man-o-war which will light your sh!t the fuck up.
I got a slight irritation grabbing the bottom of a cannonball and wiping my eye shortly after, but generally, we throw those at each other while waiting for waves.
If there's a good swarm of those cannonballs and you're around any kind of structure, try dip-netting them until you find one with a crab hitch-hiking inside the cannonball, then use the crab as bait.
We used to have wars with them in the water. Pick them up by the sail and heave them at your friends. Fun times. 
Always yell "Cannonball" and lob at nearest buddy. Did this to my buddies gf on the beach once and she froze. Thing smacked her in the head. She wasn't a fan.