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A photo of red tide taken from Moonlight Beach in San Diego California. Red Tide is a phenomenon in which microscopic organisms called phytoplankton bloom rapidly causing a discoloration of the water. San Diegans are familiar with the brownish-red waters that commonly accumulate in the late summer along our coastline. I have always explained that “it’s like surfing in an ocean of iced tea”… far from pleasant. However, when night falls, a bioluminescent glow begins. Any physical disturbance causes the organisms to “react” with a flash of brilliant blue light. This happens naturally when waves break, but also through personal interaction with the waters or wet sand. This year, we’ve been treated to a particularly amazing display of Lingulodinium polyedrum, an intensely strong bioluminescent.

Bioluminescence was one of the most breathtaking experiences at the Havelock Islands, Andaman. Bioluminescence is the light produced by a chemical reaction in plants and organisms called phytoplankton and zooplankton.

Comb jelly (Cydippida), diagonal, swimming. Cydippida is an order of comb jellies. They are distinguished from other comb jellies by their spherical or oval bodies, and the fact their tentacles are branched, and can be retracted into pouches on either side of the pharynx. (Wikipedia). One of the tentacles is clearly visible. Underwater macro photography taken at Batu-Belah, Bali, Indonesia.

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