Neoscona crucifera: Spotted Orbweaver

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Alyssa Fonda and Olivia Wisser
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

The spider was found under a leaf, balled up.

Putative identification

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There could have been an error in extracting the DNA from the initial specimen.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTGNNCTGCTATATTAGGAACAGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGAATTGAGTTAGGTCAACCGGGTA GATTTATAGGTGATGACCAATTATATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCA ATTTTAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCACGAATGAATAA TTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTATTATTACTAATTACTTCATCAATAGTTGAAATAGGGGTTGGTGCTGGTT GAACAGTATATCCTCCTTTGGCTGGATTAGAAGGACATGCTGGTAGCTCAGTTGATTTTGCTATTTTCTCTTTACATTTA GCTGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGTTTTTATGGAATGACTATAGA AAAAGTTCCTTTATTTGTATGATCTGTATTAATTACAGCTGTTCTATTATTATTATCTTTACCAGTATTAGCTGGGGCTA TTACAATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGGGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTATTTCAN CATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCTNNAAANNTNNN
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
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