{"id":956,"date":"2025-11-03T16:18:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=956"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:18:53","slug":"micromonday-teeny-tiny-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=956","title":{"rendered":"#MicroMonday: Teeny, Tiny Bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0941da0d3c9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0941da0d3c9\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-957\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-03-Noctiluca.jpg 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that daylight saving time has ended and the days are growing shorter, you might be searching for some bright, hopeful cheer. <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> has you covered this #MicroMonday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out these micrographs of <em>Noctiluca<\/em>, bubble-like unicellular organisms sampled from the waters around Phippsburg, Maine. While their rotund appearance is festive, they are also capable of bioluminescence. The name <em>Noctiluca<\/em> means \u201clight at night,\u201d an apt descriptor for these little living baubles that flash en masse in response to mechanical stress, such as when boats pass or waves crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny life is a big deal, and we\u2019ve got to admit: these little creatures know how to light up a room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: Kat Mead-von Huene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that daylight saving time has ended and the days are growing shorter, you might be searching for some bright, hopeful cheer. Bigelow Laboratory has you covered this #MicroMonday! Check out these micrographs of Noctiluca, bubble-like unicellular organisms sampled from the waters around Phippsburg, Maine. 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