It appears not only British people form an orderly queue – our sea creatures are just as polite.
A “fascinating” clip has captured the moment jelly salps formed a line to swim through the sea.
Often mistaken for jellyfish, the planktonic tunicate – also known as sea squirts or sea grapes – appear to be calmly moving from left to right, with no one cutting the queue.
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It almost looks as if they are doing a carefully choreographed dance through the water, as reported by What’s The Jam.
Salps move by pumping water through their gelatinous bodies.
The cameraperson zooms in to show a close-up of the tiny jelly creatures – each of which has a dot in the middle.
Suddenly, the chain makes a sudden u-turn.
The clip was filmed off the coast of Mevagissey, Cornwall, on the evening of Saturday 10 August and has gone viral online over the weekend.
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The clip has over 131,000 views so far.
“After work on Saturday, we overheard a family wondering what these funky little chains of jelly are, that you can see in the harbour at the moment!,” said a team member from Mevagissey Ferries in the post caption.
“Filmed just over the side of the ferry, this snake-like thing is actually a collection of small beasties, called ‘Salps’.
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“They may look like a jellyfish.
“But are actually related to the sea squirt family!
“Fun fact, unlike jellyfish, these do have a heart, digestive system and a brain.
“Which… they reabsorb when they reach adulthood!”
Social media users have been left stunned by the footage.
Dawn said: “Saw these at the weekend and wondered what they were, amazing to watch.”
Greig added: “WOW! I love nature.”
Debbie commented: “Fascinating!”
Sandy wrote: “Thank you, now we know!”
Kim added: “That is so cool.”
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