In times of the corona pandemic, everyday life comes to a standstill. Currently a visit to the museum is not possible for everyone. Nevertheless, it is possible to visit our website. Therefore, we tried to convert our exhibition Parasites – Life Undercover into a digital format. However, this is not as simple as it sounds. That is why you will find a selection of the most exciting, interesting or bizarre stories from the exhibition here. Curators Cut so to speak.
Discover 9 topics - just click on the questions below the pictures and find out what's behind them.
![Springbock (Antidorcas marsupialis) & Rotschnabelmadenhacker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) Foto: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/01_start.jpg?itok=ydiqCtdb)
What does mouse urine have to do with evolution?
Does life under water protect against lice?
How should the transition to parasitism be imagined?
![Haarschaf mit Vampirfledermaus (Desmodus rotundus)](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/02_start.jpg?itok=awRi-YUP)
How does the tick find its host?
Why do head lice feel so comfortable in kindergartens?
![Möwe verfolgt Fisch mit Riemenwurm (Ligula intestinalis) Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/03_start_0.jpg?itok=aLAfdmwu)
How many eggs does a tapeworm produce?
Why do seagulls let themselves be fooled by a small parasite?
![Schafskopf mit Befall von Nasenbremsen (Oestrus ovis) Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/04_start.jpg?itok=o8rNQTB_)
Why should you worm your dog regularly?
What do parasites have to do with world food?
![Hund Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/05_start.jpg?itok=xqNjvRqM)
Can I bring a dog from my vacation?
How do mosquitoes travel around the world?
Why are ticks happy about mild winters?
![Modell Stechmücke Anopheles gambiae Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/06_start.jpg?itok=hC6rfe39)
Why not eat wild animals without hesitation?
Why would a vaccine against malaria be worth a Nobel Prize?
Can walking barefoot be dangerous?
![Wollschaf Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/07_start.jpg?itok=Jj-4mnLR)
Who is the master of manipulation?
Can parasites determine the sex of their hosts?
Why do some maggots love snail feelers?
![Goldfliegen (Lucilia sericata) Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/08_start.jpg?itok=wepuEI8y)
Are flies the better surgeons?
Why do leeches inhibit inflammation?
Who voluntarily swallows worm eggs?
![Ratten Foto: Museum für Naturkunde](/sites/default/files/styles/mfn_default/public/09_start.jpg?itok=LnJ37kGE)
Why not get too close to raccoons?