Magic glow can be seen in the period from may to end of October in shallow water.
Sometimes at sea you can admire the mysterious natural phenomenon called “bioluminescence” — a magic glow to the sea.
And the spectacle is fascinating.
Today we depart Japan and several pictures will see an unusual phenomenon — the glow of shrimp in the sea.
1. They are visible every year from may to end of October. Live in shallow sea water.
The shrimp, better known as sea fireflies in Japan styled “umibotaru”.
2. Pictures taken off the coast of Okayama, Japan. To create such “weeping stones”, photographers have collected fireflies and disposed of on the rocks, and then let go back. Claim that “no animals were harmed”.
3. The name “bioluminescence” literally means “weak alive glow. However, mankind is still only envy the efficiency of this process, because the efficiency of the living glow fantastically large: it reaches 80-90%, while the most economical lamps of “daylight” to transform in the light of the day only 10-15% of the energy the rest of the energy goes into useless heat. As it turned out, in nature there is a glowing plant, but there are luminous bacteria and fungi.
4. Alive glow, despite the 250-year history of the study, holds many mysteries. But even if to imagine that all of them will be solved, luminous waves of the sea, fire dance of myriad fireflies under the canopy of the forest at night, squid and fish, sweeping in depth, like fiery meteors will still be one of the most mysterious and wonderful phenomena of living nature on Earth.
5. In periods of mass development of necesito glows all: Zapiski waves, oars, pubescent in the water hand fishing line and network and even submarines and the bottoms of the ships. In the Crimea there was a legend telling about how in a dark, dead of night, the Greek ships were intended to come to the shores of ancient Tavria and by surprise to capture the freedom-loving highlanders. This plan failed due to the fact that the sea was lit with the bluish light revealed the enemy ships.
6. Magical glow off the coast of Japan, Okayama.
