Salps harmless and fascinating sea creatures.
Salps only look like jellyfish. Those weird, miniature jellyfish-looking blobs that are washing up on northern Outer Banks beaches? Not jellyfish at all. Not even closely related to them and absolutely harmless–unless you’re a phytoplankton. Check out this story from Charles Duncan in the Raleigh News and Observer and get all the facts.
“They look like little clear blobs of jelly, about the size of a fingernail with a little black dot. Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue shared a photo recently of these little creatures called salps that are showing up on Outer Banks beaches.
“As you enjoy the warm water today, you may come across some of these jellyfish-like critters. They are called salps, and are present because of phytoplankton blooms, which are their food source. The black dot in the center of them is their digestive system, and they are completely harmless,” the Ocean Rescue said on Facebook.”
Click here to read the complete Raleigh New and Observer story.