To the outside, 26-year-old Selma is a cautious, inconspicuous person. But there is something out of the ordinary with the young insect researcher: Selma suffers from an unknown type of body numbness. According to her doctor, her numbness makes her vulnerable to a new form of disease. He suspects that there might be others who want to take over Selma’s body to use it for their own purposes.
Selma is shocked and overwhelmed but she keeps her condition secret. While at first she stays silent out of fear, later on Selma hides her diagnosis to protect the others from the outside world. Since
it turns out they are not threatening, but instead are very open and curious about Selma, especially about her work with insects.
With their ability of metamorphosis, the little creatures seem to be key to the needs of Selma and the others: the merging of knowledge and sharing of bodies.