Mediterranean Sea Life

By Oliver Farris

Living on the Mediterranean Sea, my family and I see lots of amazing sea life. Let’s start with the species I saw first, the jellyfish.

The Jellyfish

There are three different types of jellyfish I have seen here in Spain.

The Fried Egg Jellyfish

The coolest one is the Fried Egg jellyfish. My friends and I found it during a Club Nautico camp. We had paddled out on our paddle board and then found it. Some people did not want to be that close to it because it is a very poisonous jellyfish, so we went back to the shore. After that, we got an instructor to go with us to see it again. The instructor, knowing it was poisonous, chucked it away with a paddle.

The Sailboat Jellyfish

Another jellyfish we have seen is called the Sailboat Jellyfish. We have seen it on beaches in America and on Mediterranean beaches. These jellyfish appear in large groups but they are quite small.

The Shiff Arms Jellyfish

The last jellyfish is the biggest jellyfish I have ever seen. One day my mom, my brother and I were walking on the beach when I saw something in the water. I ran over to it and it was a Shiff Arms jellyfish. I picked up a bamboo stick and pushed it out to sea where it floated away. This is a picture of the one that I saw.

Enough about jellyfish, let’s move on to something else.

Mediterranean Dolphins

All my life I have wanted to see a dolphin. Now I have seen a dolphin twice. Both times my family and I saw ripples in the water and then, BAM, a dolphin jumped out of the water. The best part was that I got a really good video both times. The first  and second times I think we saw a Bottlenose dolphin but the second time the dolphin was bigger, darker and more majestic. Curious about the video? Check it out here: 

Black Winged Stilt

The last animal I will share about today is called a Black Winged Stilt. We have seen this type of bird a few times now. They just sit on the beach but  are very skittish. These birds are about the size of a pigeon but with long pink legs.

Conclusion

I have loved seeing all these fascinating creatures and hope to see more. Also, I hope that this gives you a peek into what we see everyday.