I hunt and see greenish points of light early in the morning, well before
daylight. The greening light looks similar to the light given off from
plankton at sea at night (G. Brevis??) I've seen the bits of light in
Maryland and N.Carolina. They seem to be more common in moist areas,
heavily wooded. I assume it's some type of bioluminescence, from a
bacterium or fungus perhaps. The points of light stay visible for a few
seconds and fade out. They do not move noticably (unlike a lightning
bug). I have never seen them in the evening after dark, only in the
morning (0dark:30). The light levels are very low and can often be seen
better with the eyes off axis, rather than when looking directly at the
points of light.
Other hunters have also mentioned them to me. We can't all be seeing
things.
Does anyone have more info to offer.
Mike (mdameron at isis.unc.edu)
