Thousands of jellyfish have washed ashore on a South Florida beach. This is a normal occurrence every three years or so but is nonetheless an astonishing sight.
MESSAGE FROM BEACH LIFEGUARDS:
This AM thousands of small jellyfish washed in to our beach covering the shoreline and prompting continuous questions from beach patrons. This happens about every three years. We are flying our Purple flag for dangerous marine life. These particular jellyfish are scientifically named “Valella” or nicknamed “Blue Sailors”. They are not really a dangerous type and are not known to sting. In this large group of blue sailors may be some actual Man-O -War stinging jellyfish. We have had only one minor sting in the first three hours of our day. Public works beach tractor did rake up numerous, but they continue to wash up and cleanup will be a gradual process.
While these odd events keep happening all over the world, the aftermath can be seen on beaches for months to come.