If you've seen James's Cameron's famous film, Avatar, Then you must've noticed that there are some plants that glow in the dark. That is a film. But how would you feel, if i told you that, this exists in reality as well? A similar glow inthe dark forest is found in India. In the Western Ghats, if you visit Goa & Maharashtra, in the month of June to October, then you might see the glow in the forest with your own eyes! At the time of monsoon, these forests in the Western Ghats get completely soaked in the rain. If you go there in the day, you'd find nothing unusual. But at night, the real magic happens. In these forests, there are tiny mushrooms called Mycena. They almost look like moss.
Their uniqueness is that at night, when there is a lot of moisture present in the surrounding environment, then they started glow in the dark. It seems as if the entire forest is glowing. This property is called bio-luminescence. For example, an exact location is Bhavan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa where you can witness this. If this was informative, please leave a comment down below. Thank you!
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