California Beach has been some horrible scenes this year. The dying sea lions, dolphins, seagulls, pelicans, and even small whales were washed on the beaches of San Diego to Santa Barbara.

But recently, beach audiences have been seen as beautiful miracle of marine life: thousands of glittering lights Velella Velellaalso known as the deputy sailor, sea raft, purple sails and small sails, rushed up and down the California coast.

The small creature looks like an oval mini sailboat, up to 4 inches long. Their gel bases range in colors from vibrant blue to dark purple, and have a transparent triangular "sail" on top. This is what makes them blow over the surface of the high seas they usually live in and blow along the coastal beaches with strong winds.

"They look like blue diamonds scattered on the beach. Like these gems, they are such a brilliant blue."

Scher is a professional photographer living in Malibu and recently encountered tens of thousands of Velella - over twelve miles while riding on a sunset bike ride from Zuma to the wide beach. She captured the little beauty with her camera.

She said: "It's like a carpet. I've never seen that much.

Indeed, this photo is a close-up of a cool Velella in the hands of a cool Scher, which is cool.

"When you look up close, it's almost like a fingerprint," Scher said of Velella's plastic-like sail.

Although they may be new to some, floating creatures are expected to appear on the shore at this time of year.

It's part of the spring transition, Matthew Bracken, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Irving, told NPR.

In winter, winds on the west coast of the United States usually blow from the south, but in April, the prevailing winds move from north to south, leaving a lot of changes Verella Bracken explained along the coastline beaches.

"It's almost like a wave starting from the north, moving south as the system transitions primarily toward the land-shaped wind," Bracken said.

Fluffs are associated with sea anemones, corals, waterworms and jellyfish. However, unlike the latter, they cannot swim and do not have enough propulsion to control their direction.

Due to their bright blue color, they are also closely related to the Portuguese O' War and are often mistaken for the Portuguese. But Verelas is far less dangerous to humanity than their cousins. Although both use hanging antennae to feast your prey, Velella's tingling cells (called nematode sacs) are harmless to humans, although they may be irritating.

Bracken recommends avoiding contact with the face or eyes after treatment, as stinging cells can be transferred to your hands. "And if you are rubbing one in a very sensitive area, it can cause itching or burning," he warned.

(When asked about her reaction to holding Verelas, Schell said she was not feeling uncomfortable.

"It feels like you're just picking up something sticky," she said.

Bracken points out that the "wild thing" about Velella is that what is considered a single animal is actually “The large colony (Hydrozoa), there is a group of people, each of whom is specifically designed for a different purpose.”

"Some of them are feeding individuals, some of them form sails," Brecon said. Others are responsible for breeding.

Once washed, BeachCombers are only a few hours to enjoy their colorful display. Once the water is out of the water, it starts drying and breaking down. Their vivid shades disappeared, leaving behind piles of plastic-like, crunchy residue.

Bracken's recent research is interested in Bracken, which suggests a possible link between mass barriers in Velella and rising temperatures in the ocean.

“As long as people walk and poke along the coastline, there are records of these strandings,” he said. “The years are important. We haven’t seen many years in the past few years. But when we take a step back and look at the long-term pattern, it seems there is a relationship between the stranding incident in the last winter and the sea surface temperature.”

Emily Scher said after posting the photo to her Facebook page, several people said the appearance of Velella was a harbinger of global warming. But after living in Malibu for more than 20 years, she believes that the arrival of Iris Bio is a good thing this year.

"People say it means dying because of (algae) toxins," Scher said, which have been killing marine mammals and birds. “But I think it just means there’s a lot of prosperity in it and it’s done well.”