Hymenoptera Winter Ant

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Saketha V.
Location
Collection date 03/12/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

Winged — winter behavior

Found solo near rotting bark

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
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 No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There was no band, though our positive and negative controls worked effectively.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
>6D2 GCCTCTGAGCTGGAATAATTGGATCTTCAATAAGAATACTTATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGTACTTCAAATTCATTAATTAATAATGATCAAGTTTTTAATTCTATAGTTACTAGACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTCATACCTTTTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTTTTTAGTTCCTTTAATACTAGGATCTCCAGATATAGCCTATCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCCCCTTCAATCAGTTTACTTTTATTAAGAAATTTCATTAATGACGGAGTGGGAACAGGATGAACTGTTTACCCTCCATTAGCTTCTAATATTTTTCATAATGGTCCTTCAGTTGACCTGACAATTTTTTCTCTACATATTGCAGGAATATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCTATCAATTTTATTTCAACAATTCTAAATATACGACATAAAAATTTTTCTTCTGATAAAATCCCTTTACTTGTTTGATCTATTTTAATTACAGCAATTTTACTTCTTCTATCTTTACC
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Hymenoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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