Every species has different timespans. Some butterflies live 6 months, other live 7 years. However, most of their time they are caterpillars or are in a coccoon. Up to 6 years
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After crystal violet staining, the Gram-positive bacteria may appear dark blue or violet. The cell wall of gram positive bacteria have thick peptidoglycan layer, thus it retains the crystal violet stain compared to gram negative bacteria.
