Have you ever walked along the beach and seen thousands even millions of bright blue blobs covering the sand? That’s exactly what has been happening along the West Coast in California, Oregon, and Washington! These strange ocean creatures are called “By-the-Wind Sailors” (Velella velella). Even though they look like jellyfish, they aren’t actually jellyfish! They are tiny floating colonies made up of many specialized parts working together as one animal. They have a small cle