As it is not always practical to study insects, crustaceans or arachnids directly and because exuviae can be collected fairly easily, they can play an important part in helping to determine some general aspects of a species'overall habitat.
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Cicada nymphs were found down to below the soil surface attached to the roots of " Vitex obovata " and exuviae were found above ground on trees of the same species housing calling adults, and on other plant species when no adults were present.
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The Latin word " exuviae ", meaning " that which is stripped from a body ", is found only in the plural . " Exuvia " is a derived singular usage that is becoming more common; " exuvium " is an incorrect singular formation.
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One of the cells was revealed to have at least 20 " Leucospis " pupal exuviae . " Leucospis pinna " is an ectoparasite of " E . meriana ", and is the first species of " Leucospis " that was reported to parasitize members of the Euglossini tribe.
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The procession concluded with men carrying golden bowls and perfumes, and then the statues of the gods carried on litters " ( fercula ) ", with their attributes " ( exuviae ) " transported separately in special chariots or carts ( " tensae " or " thensae " ).
