# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CtJxfVpOilv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73497328-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/594a45d753.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-06T14:44:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Sparkling shores ✨

This spectacular shoreline light show is the result of bioluminescent plankton, which display a brilliant blue hue when unsettled by waves or predators.

#WorldOceanWeek

#EarthCapture by nihthu
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#Maldives #Plankton #Bioluminescence #OceanPhotography

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 54,614
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- **Comments:** 197

## Tags

worldoceanweek, bioluminescence, plankton, earthcapture, maldives, oceanphotography

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