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A southern wind has washed thousands of stinging polyps onto Pensacola Beach.
The bright blue organisms, while resembling jellyfish, are actually colonies of hydrozoan polyps known as porpita porpita, or, more commonly, blue buttons.
The blue-button’s sting is nothing compared to that of the more fearsome man-o-war jellyfish, but is none the less noticeable.
Santa Rosa Island Authority water safety supervisor Dave Greenwood said the organisms have raised curiosity among beach-goers but haven’t been enough to keep them from the water.
Greenwood said he expects the blue buttons will be carried back out into the Gulf when the winds shift on Saturday.
Courtesy of pnj.com
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