article_snippet.sent: The sands are awash with thousands of blue jellyfish-like creatures known as velella velella.
article_snippet.sent: In Oregon, there are more velella velella across beaches than usual, experts say.
article_snippet.sent: Incredible: Thousands of velella velella can be seen across Seaside Beach in Oregon after strong winds blew the jellyfish-like creatures onto the shore.
article_snippet.sent: Velella velella are not technically jellyfish, but Velella velella are closely related to Velella velella and are similar to the Man-O-War, although these purple-blue creatures are not harmful to humans.
article_snippet.sent: While these purple-blue creatures do not sting, experts at Oregon State University have warned against walking barefoot through these purple-blue creatures because these purple-blue creatures contain a mild neurotoxin, The Oregonian reported.
article_snippet.sent: The washed-up creatures have also brought tiny predators, Violet Snails, to the beach, the Beach Connection reported.
article_snippet.sent: The snails, which are the size of a thumb nail, feast on the velella velella.
highlights_snippet.sent: Thousands of the jellyfish-like creatures, known as velella velella, are covering beaches across Oregon, California and Washington .
  