Ramirez told MySA that she and her family were having fun on the sand between South Padre Island City Beach Accesses 3 and 4 when the gelatinous sea creature washed up against them.

In the strait between Taiwan and China, a series of islands makes up Penghu, Taiwan’s smallest county. Most of the year, the islands’ sandy beaches offer a warm escape from city life.

A 7-foot-3-inch creature that washed ashore on Gearhart Beach caught the eye of a researcher based in New Zealand, who knew it was a rare find. Photo from Alek Newton via Unsplash An odd sea ...

An 10-foot-long oarfish washed ashore a beach in Encinitas in Southern California, researchers say. It’s the second one to appear in months.

A mola mola, which is the heaviest bony fish on the globe, washed up in Oregon. Photo from Michael Olsen via Unsplash An odd-looking sea creature washed ashore on an Oregon beach, according to an ...