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
The buck moth caterpillar resembles the io moth caterpillar but is purple-black with a reddish head and lacks the body stripes. The saddleback caterpillar is an unusual looking caterpillar with a brown body marked with a bright green area resembling saddle blanket with an oval purplish-brown spot in its center.dults have siphoning mouths. Caterpillars feed on leaves of many shrubs and bushes, such as hollies. Adults moths can be collected at lights. Pest Status: The caterpillar is called an asp by Texans, although there are other caterpillars that also produce a painful skin rash from contact with venom containing spines.