Social Media Users are Capturing Some Super Cool Photos of 'By-The-Wind Sailors' on West Coast Beaches
Aug 01, 2014 02:10 PM EDT
A super cool phenomenon is happening all over California beaches, and it's one that scientists haven't seen in about a decade: millions of jellyfish-like creatures known as 'valella valella," or "by-the-wind sailors," are washing up on beaches along the coastline, giving the shoreline a unique hue -- and at times, a pretty awful smell.
