It’s very benign—flexible like plastic, no fishy smell, -all clear except for second photo (blue). Probably about 20 of them at lower tide. Near an estuary.
Velella velella aka by the wind sailors. But they’re also very closely related to Portuguese man of war and they look similar. One will give you a very nasty sting though so picking up things when you’re not sure about the ID isn’t recommended.
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Looks like a man o war, highly venomous and painful. Consider yourself lucky if you didn’t get stung
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You should probably post this on r/whatisthisthing. There’s no way that’s a plant.
By-the-wind sailors (Velella velella)
Benign?
Looks like a Velella velella: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella
Velella velella aka by the wind sailors. But they’re also very closely related to Portuguese man of war and they look similar. One will give you a very nasty sting though so picking up things when you’re not sure about the ID isn’t recommended.
Looks like a man o war, highly venomous and painful. Consider yourself lucky if you didn’t get stung
Dried up jelly fish