What is the clear jelly like blob on the beach?
What is the clear jelly like blob on the beach? The appearance of salps on beaches usually corresponds to a phytoplantkton bloom in the sea. As Treehugger explains it, salps feed on phytoplankton, so when there is an abundance of phytoplankton, there is an abundance of salps. Simply put, these curious creatures reproduce to match their food source.
What are the blobs on the beach in Florida?
Sargassum is a species of large brown seaweed, a type of macroalgae that floats in large masses. On some beaches in Florida, the blobs of crunchy, dry, brown stinky seaweed are fairly large. In one of our photo galleries below, you'll see a small mountain of sargassum seaweed, and a black dog posing next to it.