Bioluminescent waves create a 'sea of stars'
On full moon days the sea shines so poetically... Paths of light are formed in the sea, and its dim glow invites you to dream. He also reminds us of Espronceda in The Pirate's Song when he said that of "the moon in the sea shines". This time, however, instead of shimmering, it shines brightly, emitting a magical flash that transforms the waters into an incredible sea of stars.
Few natural phenomena are as spectacular as these images taken by Taiwanese photographer Will Hom while on vacation in the Maldives attest. Did you pull Photoshop? It is what it seems but doing it was unnecessary, simply because it is a phenomenon as real as life itself.
Shine is a reaction of a microplankton species that emits a bioluminescent flash. In other words, it is a reaction similar to that of fireflies, although in this case it occurs when these microorganisms are moved by the sea and come into contact with oxygen.
Namely, when the waves break on the shore they oxygenate and this causes this wonderful effect that was captured in the uninhabited Vaadhoo beach, in which every night small lights illuminate the beach in an ineffable way.
In three of the bays of Laguna Grande of Puerto Rico a similar phenomenon occurs. At the movement microorganisms called dinoflagellates emit light and illuminate everything they touch, including the feet, hands or the entire body of bathers.
The Toyama bay, in Japan, it also offers an impressive show, this time thanks to the firefly squid. In some cases, the pollution threatens to turn off the light, which is an environmental problem and also at the tourist level, since the profits are enormous.
