Tawny Crazy Ant

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Juhee K
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Nylanderia Nylanderia fulva

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TAE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Our controls did not work for DNA extraction indicating as a group, we had inconsistencies extracting sufficient DNA for PCR.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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