Some plankton light up when the water moves — ChillScroll

Blue-green bioluminescent plankton glowing in gentle night surf

Some plankton light up when the water moves

Certain dinoflagellates produce blue-green light when waves, swimming animals, or other forces disturb the water around them. Each flash comes from a single tiny cell.

The ocean wiggles, and a million small lights answer.

Source · Scripps Institution of Oceanography ↗