False Honey Ant

November 20, 2024

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Emily B
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Found on a dead tree log on the ground. Crawling on top of the log.
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis Solenopsis invicta

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
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
Explanation of confidence level

Our PCR did not show Wolbachia DNA, so we did not send it to get sequenced.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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