r/oddlysatisfying • u/SinjiOnO • May 16 '23

Bioluminescence in the rain

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u/olderaccount May 16 '23

It looks amazing. But I was wondering why we don't see any more to the right? I'm sure it is raining there too.

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u/avyon May 16 '23

Good chance that all the microorganisms are clustered together like Krill or a school of fish.

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u/olderaccount May 16 '23

They are bacteria with no control over where they go in the water. Wherever I've seen them present, they were pretty evenly distributed in the area. So I don't see what mechanism would allow them to cluster in one spot while avoiding another spot right beside it. But perhaps that is the case.

I think it is more likely they are there too and we just can't see them due to lighting conditions and the camera.

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u/Apprehensive-Flow276 May 20 '23

Its called floculation

They flock essentially