Joro Spider

September 16, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Abby M
Location
Collection date 09/15/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Spider has 8 long, skinny legs with brown bands at the joints of the legs. Spider has a thin, cylindrical abdomen, which is mostly black with two yellow and white stripes going longways down the abdomen. The thorax is cream colored with black stripes on either side.
Putative identification Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Nephilidae Trichonephila Trichonephila clavata

Methods
Extraction kit
DNA extraction location
Single or Duplex PCR
Gel electrophoresis system
Buffer
DNA stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

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