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  • 27/06/2018
In a rare and beautiful sighting, bioluminescent plankton appeared on the beach at Penmon Point, Anglesey in north Wales on the night of 25 June.

The plankton lights up blue as a defence mechanism when disturbed by movement in the water, such as the waves and tides.

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