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Southport Qld - other sea creatures

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Subject: Southport Qld - other sea creatures
From: Alistair Poore <>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:28:32 +1000
On 26/08/2014 9:14 AM, Nikolas Haass wrote:
We also saw lots of small bluebottle-like creatures, probably By-the wind
Sailor (Velella velella), Todd saw some on a previous trip with Paul:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella

We are getting away from birds, but there has been the most amazing influx of By-the-wind Sailors on the west coast of the US lately - many millions washed up on beaches. I just posted some picture of this on the Facebook page I maintain for my invertebrate biology students - https://www.facebook.com/Lobsters.to.leeches/posts/680639488697363

Alistair

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