File:Velella velella washed ashore on sand.jpg

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English: By-the-wind sailor, Velella velella, washed ashore on sand

Raised transparent "sail" on a blue oval disk that has concentric circles. Rest of body underneath is dark blue. Short fringing tentacles hang from the disc. Float up to 4 cm across.

By-the-wind sailors float near the surface of the ocean with their tentacles hanging below in the water. Their movement is powered by the wind hitting the sail. Each batch of young has some animals with a right-hand sail and some with a left-hand sail, ensuring that they don't all get blown in the one direction at the same time.
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Author Photographer: Robin Wilson

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By-the-wind sailor, ''Velella velella'', washed ashore on sand

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current16:57, 18 March 2024Thumbnail for version as of 16:57, 18 March 20242,048 × 1,536 (859 KB)KashmiriReverted to version as of 19:04, 3 December 2021 (UTC) Restoring original image (the new version was overcontrasted and oversaturated)
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19:04, 3 December 2021Thumbnail for version as of 19:04, 3 December 20212,048 × 1,536 (859 KB)EpipelagicUploaded a work by Photographer: Robin Wilson from [https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/species/8685 Museums Victoria] Australia with UploadWizard
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