Electric blue ‘alien’ sea creatures invade UK shores in droves during heatwave

Velella (velella velella) or by-the-wind sailor washed up on the beach (Picture: Shutterstock / Kelly Nine)

If you were to go down to the beach today you may find a wobbly surprise.

Thousands of bright electric blue creatures, thought to be Velella Velella, have washed ashore after a scorching heatwave this summer.

The creatures dubbed ‘alien jellyfish’ are normally found in exotic climes like Portugal or the Caribbean but over the weekend it was St Bees beach in Cumbria that was overrun.

Louise Nicholson nearly mistook one of the strange creatures for a mound of seaweed.

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