This crystal ball holds algae-rich ocean water that lights up with a shake when the sun goes down.

Bioluminescent Orb

$99.00

Bioluminescent Octopus Orb

All over the world, there are places where nature puts on a spectacular underwater light show after dark. Now you don’t have to trek to a distant lagoon at just the right time of year to be awed by the phenomenon.

The water in this crystal ball gets its uncanny blue shimmer from dinoflagellates—nope, they’re not tiny swimming dinosaurs (although that would be adorable), they’re a form of marine algae that naturally illuminates all on its own.

Pour the pouch of California seawater into the handblown glass sphere and leave it in a moderately lit spot during the day, and when darkness falls, give the orb a gentle swirl to see the exquisite incandescence come to life.

Kit includes:

• glass orb

• octopus stand

• 7-oz. spout-pack of PyroDinos (dinoflagellates)

• 3.5-oz spout-pack of DinoNutrients.

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