I’ve read conflicting warnings about danger to dogs that may eat the #VelellaVelella that are being stranded on the beaches of the #OregonCoast. Here’s a good quote from a marine biologist:
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According to Jim Burke of the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, they aren’t dangerous.
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“If your dog eats a lot of them, it’ll get an upset stomach,” he says. “They’re not poisonous, but sometimes they eat more than they want.”
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https://lincolnchronicle.org/by-the-wind-sailors-come-ashore-by-the-millions-on-central-coast-beaches/

Millions of Velella Velella are spread across the beach near the tide line. #OregonCoast #VelellaVelella