Alexander Devlin-Myrmica

January 29, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Alexander D
Location
Collection date 11/04/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Hamburg Area High School
Observations

About 5mm long, black head and midsection with a light brown towards the end. Black legs. It was winged and had antennas.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmica

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TBG
DNA stain SYBR-SAFE
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Low because the PCR reaction did not work. We think this is because the controls did not contain any bands.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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