Red Carpenter Ant

April 15, 2025

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Ivana B
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Crawled a lot

Reddish-brown
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location body without wings
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

gel electrophoresis was run, the sample did not have any bands. The sample was not sent for sequencing.

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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