# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFpg4iKsjET
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73494587-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3bb6b3dd31.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-02-04T11:10:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Blue tears 🩵

When you see the sea sparkling like this, a natural phenomenon is taking place called ‘bioluminescence’. Living organisms such as jellyfish, worms, algae and crustaceans can produce and radiate light, thanks to a chemical reaction in their bodies.

#EarthCapture by venyata 
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#Bioluminescence #Ocean #Nature #Photography

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## Tags

bioluminescence, nature, earthcapture, ocean, photography

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