Fantastic! Xiamen sees a rare spectacle of "blue tears"

Rare "blue tears" wonders have appeared in multiple water bodies such as Yuandang Lake and Huandao Road! In the scene where the black lake water reflects the city's night view, there is an additional touch of self luminous blue.

Stirring the water surface, with the surging waves, circles of light blue halos emerge, like a dream. The lake water with fluorescent dots is like stars falling into the sea.

"Blue tears" are actually luminous phenomena caused by a plankton called noctiluca scientillans. Noctilucent algae are a fluorescent planktonic protozoa that live in the ocean. Because the body of noctilucent algae contains fluorescent enzymes and fluorescein, it reacts when stimulated by waves and emits light blue light.

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