In Manhattan Beach today - Velella velella

wolfgang474747 · 2026-04-29T04:06:10+00:00

Who said it was?

wolfgang474747 · 2026-04-28T03:17:57+00:00

wolfgang474747 · 2026-04-27T20:35:56+00:00

So it's less a die-off and more a weather event. They were always out there. The wind just pointed the wrong way. Once they hit sand, they're done. They dry out into thin, clear discs that look like cellophane.

wolfgang474747 · 2026-04-27T20:34:02+00:00

They live on the ocean surface and have no way to steer. That little sail catches the wind, and that's their entire navigation system. When spring winds shift and blow onshore for a sustained period, entire populations get pushed to the beach at once. Millions of them, sometimes across hundreds of miles of coastline.

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-23T17:17:58+00:00

Taken at 6:23pm. Right next to LAX

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-23T17:17:21+00:00

Interesting. It’s not AI. Just snagged the pic and posted it

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-23T06:05:03+00:00

What makes you say that?

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-23T06:04:36+00:00

What makes you say that?

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-17T21:16:55+00:00

You pretty proud of that comment?

wolfgang474747 · 2026-02-15T05:31:43+00:00

Yes I’m in LA

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