Imagine standing on the beach at night, watching the waves crash on the sand, illuminating a bright blue glowing light. Each time the (water/wave) turns over and causes friction with the tides beneath, it appears as if a dancing glow-stick were hovering on the shore.  Don’t be mistaken, you’re not at a rave. This is just a phenomenon of nature.

The Red Tide is caused by something called Lingulodinium polyedrum.  Haha, good luck trying to pronounce that one! It’s almost as challenging as trying to say medical terms.  Anywhoo, Lingulodinium polyedrum is a bioluminescent phytoplankton.  These microbes are not harmful or dangerous, they’re simply growing in abundance and when friction is occurring, the stress (in scientific terms), causes them to...