monolithic algae efflorescence killed SEAL , birds and sea lions on the California coast in the first place this yea because alga exudes a toxin called domoic acid . When these blooms got out of control , aquatic brute would ingest the toxin because the fish they eat had been nibbling on these super - blooms . But those algae blooms were nothing equate to this one , view in London ’s Hyde Park last year .
It ’s an art installation by Tony Heywood , call Super Algal Bloom . Covered in jewels , the algae is inspired by microscopic icon of the same kinds of algae that killed seals in California . Do n’t worry – no animate being were harmed in the making of this gonzo macro - micro scientific art . Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP / Getty Images .
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