Responses Collection

Questionnaire completed by Marcel Proust, 1890 (pen, ink and printed paper)
498727 Questionnaire completed by Marcel Proust, 1890 (pen, ink and printed paper) by Proust, Marcel (1871-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Self-defence mechanisms in insects (colour litho)
3630374 Self-defence mechanisms in insects (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-defence mechanisms in insects)

Self-protecting responses in plants (colour litho)
3630373 Self-protecting responses in plants (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-protecting responses in plants)

Illustration for The Dream Of Gerontius by Cardinal Newman (litho)
5198815 Illustration for The Dream Of Gerontius by Cardinal Newman (litho) by Webb, Marie Preaud (fl.1907); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Robert, Son Of Hugh Capet, Composing Sequences And Responses In Latin. After A Miniature From The 14Th Century Manuscript Chroniques De France

American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) adult, grooming in response to being stung by Emerald Cockroach Wasp (Ampulex compressa)

Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea sp. ) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action at night
Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea sp.) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action at night, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus) adult, extruding white sticky respiratory tubules in defensive action, Pulau Nailaka, Banda, near Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

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Marcel Proust penned his thoughts in ink and paper, as we humans respond with introspection and written word. Insects, like the Emerald Cockroach Wasp and American Cockroach, protect themselves through instinctive self-defence mechanisms, illustrated in color lithos. Plants, such as those depicted in another litho, employ self-preserving responses to threats. Meanwhile, in the Middle Ages, King Robert of France composed Latin sequences and responses, echoing the defensive actions seen in nature. From the extruding respiratory tubules of a Sea Cucumber in response to predators, to the intricate illustrations of The Dream of Gerontius, the art of self-protection spans across species and centuries.