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.
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.
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’.
“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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