DEM-AEM Odonata

November 11, 2025

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Autumn M.
Location
Collection date 09/26/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Georgia Southern University
Observations
  • Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
  • Took 45 minutes to collect our specimen (1:00 PM to 1:45)
  • Science Center of Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus
  • Dragonfly in a grassy area with small plants and a few trees near the Student Success Center (an open space with direct exposure to sunlight). Caught mid-air
  • To collect our insects, we used a:
  • Sweep Net 9
  • Beat Net and Stick 9
  • Collection Tray 9
  • Large Specimen Jar 9
  • Gloves
  • Phones
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Odonata

Methods
Extraction kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Other
Gel images
Protocol notes

DNA extraction kit of in-house reagents was used.

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level

As my results are inconclusive, I’m kind of in a grey area on whether it has positive or negative infection.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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