Water Strider

April 2, 2025

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Zoe L
Location
Collection date 03/12/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

On the surface of the steam, near the edge of the stream (close to the bank). Collected by running a net along the surface of the river.
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hemiptera

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

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