Day or night, the shores of Vancouver Island in British Columbia offer striking views. This is especially true when the light show arrives. Pick a moonless night, venture out to a part of the coast far removed from city lights, and cast your eyes seaward. When ocean conditions are just right, bioluminescent ‘sea sparkle’ will glow as the waves churn. The single-celled plankton (called Noctiluca scintillans) is one of the many organisms capable of bioluminescence, or the emission of light. The behaviour has a number of purposes, including attracting a mate or luring prey. Or it could be to scare away predators, as some scientists believe this sea sparkle is doing while the waves jostle the microscopic critters around.
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