Stranded on shore

 

 

It's been a while since we've seen pyrosomes washing up on local beaches, but Eric photographed this one today, 12 October 2023.  It was ~5 cm long.

 

For an introduction to pyrosomes, see the post called "Fire bodies" on 8 December 2014.

 

P.S. If you happen to see any other pyrosomes washing up, I'd be interested in hearing about your observations!