Perfidious masquerade? Deception of the enemy? The strategies of host finding are as gray as they are wonderful. Whether predatory water bears or unsuspecting larvae - parasites like mites, ticks, or carnivorous plants master the game of camouflage and mimicry in such disturbingly fantastic ways that they seem more like they have emerged from horror literature than a biology book. "As the parasite, growing from a cluster of cells injected into the host animal, spreads its roots and inscribes itself anew into the host body, it evokes admiration mixed with disgust." The author and illustrator Brigitta Falkner approaches these astonishing organisms in her cheerful study of parasites from ever-changing perspectives and angles. Over 200 full-page image and text panels create a subtly woven tapestry rich in facts.