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Pensacola Beach Anonymous
So, question.
Tonight we went to Pensacola beach.
We looked at the water as it came up and there were millions of teeny specks of glowing blue stuff.
It seemed to glow when you moved the sand around or when a wave came up.

Can anyone explain what was going on?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
lots of ocean creatures glow in the dark. shrimp, some types of krill, squid, jelly fish glow.
>> Anonymous
>>295850
No No No!
It was the sand.
IT WAS IN THE SAAAAAAAAND.
>> Anonymous
I've noticed it before too in a lot of beaches around Florida, where any movement in the water makes it glow. But since it's night and dark, can only make out the glowing and not any tiny creature causing it, so I'd like to know also.
>> Anonymous
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN1Yxq8KMsw#
>> Anonymous
many microorganisms in the ocean exhibit phosphoresence. When I was in the Navvy, we just called them "sea turds."
>> Anonymous
natural phenomenon of bioluminescent algae that is in the sand
>> Anonymous
>>295854
thank you.
that's exactly what it looked like.
>> Anonymous
WHOA
>> Anonymous
Ahh this is called: Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is the light produced by a chemical reaction that occurs in an organism. It occurs at all depths in the ocean, but is most commonly observed at the surface. Bioluminescence is the only source of light in the deep ocean where sunlight does not penetrate. Amazingly, about ninety percent of the organisms that live in the ocean have the capability to produce light.