Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis Invicta)

November 18, 2024

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Kyleigh O.
Location No map location data available.
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Aimless crawling movement; traverses dirt floor with ease; Found below a mound of leaves on a soil floor
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis Solenopsis invicta

Methods
Extraction kit tweezers
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniOne
Buffer
DNA stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Gel electrophoresis did not yield any significant results- will not be sending for sequencing

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