Crab Spider

June 1, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Anna H
Location
Collection date 04/20/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

Found in a log pile of near a stream close to TJHSST.
Putative identification Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Thomisidae

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

The gel images were blurry and our PCR might have failed.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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