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
You may think that all of these biological events occurred only in prehistoric time, when we were chasing mammoths. Wrong. Your body basically does not know the difference between a mammoth and work-stress, so that in both situations, you have the same reactions.Basically, your body does not know that we are in 2011. Hence the choice of a mammoth as our logo to remind us of this important fact.he stress response is also known as the fight or flight response because when we are faced with stress or a threat, we can fight (bring down the mammoth) or flee (run away because the mammoth is too aggressive).