Uploader comment: This is the original picture containing the weird image I previously posted. It was taken on the Kern River in California over the 4th of July weekend.
Scientists don't know why all bioluminescent forms of life glow. For example, several earthworm species create a luminescent secretion that doesn't have an obvious purpose. The reason for some mushrooms' glow is also unclear, although some scientists theorize that it attracts insects that spread the mushrooms' spores. A few animals light up when nearby animals start to glow, and there's not always a clear reason for this behavior.
This uncertainty exists in the ocean as well as on land.Looks like a Firefly to me they flash at one another in a species-specific pattern, ofte...