Coconut rhinoceros beetle

October 6, 2021

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Martina R
Location
Collection date 08/24/2021
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt
Observations

I found this beetle dead around spider webs under my backyard stairs. I looked like this beetle has been on the spider webs for a long while.
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniOne
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

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