Micrococcus luteus is a Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, nonmotile, Coccus, saprotrophic bacterium that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae. It is urease and catalase positive.
Why is a mammoth more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar? A mammoth is more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar because a caterpillar has no hard tissue. Bones and cartilage are much more likely to fossilize. Edit
When it's a huge caterpillar that will become an Elephant Hawk-moth, says Monty, and seeing it change is amazing. By Monty Halls. Published: 16:30 EST, 11 October 2013 | Updated: 16:30 EST, 11 October 2013. View.