garden ghost spider

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Jocelyn B
Location
Collection date 09/24/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Berkshire Community College
Observations

The spider was outside on a web in the corner of a sidewalk.  It looked white to the naked eye but under a microscope it was more brown-looking. It appears to be a garden ghost spider, also known as Hibana gracilis.

Putative identification Arthropoda

Methods

Extraction kit pcr
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

My arthropod ended up having no base pairs, meaning there was no DNA, so something went wrong in the storing process? But other than that, everything else came out to plan, everything looked good!

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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