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Sails in the Bay of Silence on May 16, 2018

Velelle

Velelle in Baia del Silenzio on May 16, 2018.
The velelle (or velette or barchette di San Pietro) are dissolving along the beach of Baia del Silenzio and, as anyone who has seen them knows, they are not doing so by leaving a nice smell.
Thanks to the small storm that is lashing the Riviera these days, they are there beached on the shoreline… Luckily when the sun returns they will already be gone.
For now, the photo.

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Velelle

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

Here's where the bay is located:

Velella velella, also known as St. Peter's or St. John's boat, is a colony of hydrozoans of the Porpitidae family. It is often found in all oceans, on the shores or at most 1-2 cm deep in the water, with a preference for warm or temperate waters. Like other cnidarians (coelenterates), Velella velella is a carnivorous animal. It captures its prey, usually plankton, using its tentacles that contain toxins. These toxins, while effective against the prey, are harmless to humans, as they cannot penetrate the skin and do not cause any reaction to human skin. However, it is preferable to avoid touching your eyes after picking up a Velella velella.
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Jellyfish at the Genoa Aquarium

Meduse all'Acquario di Genova

Jellyfish at the Genoa Aquarium.
Here is a photo of one of the jellyfish that welcome you to the Aquarium.
It had been a while since I visited the Genoa Aquarium (a classic not to visit places that mediate when they are close to home) and I must say that it is truly very beautiful. Over the years it seems to me to have expanded and always current.

Obviously the photo I inserted is of a jellyfish, I think it's very suggestive!

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Meduse all'Acquario di Genova

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The jellyfish is a planktonic animal, mainly marine, belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, which together with the Ctenophores formed what were once the Coelenterates.
Generally it represents a stage of the life cycle that ends after sexual reproduction with the formation of a polyp. Some studies have verified that the Turritopsis nutricula jellyfish is potentially immortal because it has been shown that, as time passes, it is able to rejuvenate more and more until it starts a new life cycle. This rejuvenation process seems to be caused by strong environmental factors that participate in the cellular changes of the organism.
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Jellyfish at the Genoa Aquarium – Méduses à l’Aquarium de Gênes – Medusas en el Acuario de Génova – Medusa no Aquário de Génova – Quallen im Genua Aquarium – Sứa tại Thủy cung Genoa
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Velette in baia del Silenzio

Velette in baia del Silenzio

Non è proprio una cosa bella da vedere (e da odorare) ma è del tutto naturale: le velette (si dovrebbero chiamare velelle o barchette di San Pietro) che sono degli animali simili a meduse che in questo periodo vengono trascinate dalla corrente a riva dove, una volta spiaggiate, si dissolvono con il sole.

In questi giorni formano un tappeto blu-azzurro sul bagnasciuga di Portobello.

velette

Velella velella, also known as St. Peter's or St. John's boat, is a colony of hydrozoans of the Porpitidae family. It is often found in all oceans, on the shores or at most 1-2 cm deep in the water, with a preference for warm or temperate waters. Like other cnidarians (coelenterates), Velella velella is a carnivorous animal. It captures its prey, usually plankton, using its tentacles that contain toxins. These toxins, while effective against the prey, are harmless to humans, as they cannot penetrate the skin and do not cause any reaction to human skin. However, it is preferable to avoid touching your eyes after picking up a Velella velella.
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