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
Hi Cristin, This is a Sphinx Moth Caterpillar, known as a Hornworm. It is most likely a Waved Sphinx, Ceratomia undulosa. The green caterpillar, according to Bill Oehlke, takes on a rosy hue prior to pupation. 2 I like This.