tawny crazy ant

April 4, 2025

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Anshuman R
Location
Collection date 11/12/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations
  • found climbing up a tree
  • very erratic behavior
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

The confidence level is low because the DNA extraction process or PCR had problems, and my sample was not sent for sequencing.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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