- Bright blue waves are rolling across California beaches after a bloom of phytoplankton floods the shores.
- The organisms, which appear red during the day, light up blue when disturbed at night
- The spectacle is attracting onlookers who may be endangering themselves and others by ignoring social distancing mandates.
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Brilliant blue waves are lighting up California beaches at night thanks to a bloom of bioluminescent plankton called Lingulodinium polyedra. What the species of tiny organisms lack in a flashy name it more than makes up for by actually being flashy. Like, literally.
During the day, the organisms crowd the surface near the shore, soaking up the sunlight and creating what is often called a “red tide.” At night, things get even more interesting, as the phytoplankton light up whenever they are disturbed. The result is a hypnotizing blue glow when anything from a dolphin to a human surface passes through the water.
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