Author(s): Stephen Nicol

Nature & Science

Several meters down I could make out a whitish cloud, which gradually turned pink, then red, as it rose to the surface. The cloud became a swarm of thousands of animals with elongated, tapered bodies swimming in unison and headed in the same direction as if they had a common purpose ... As I watched, mesmerized, this mass of crustaceans became a living brick-red raft, writhing on top of the water's surface. Book jacket.