Small black and red ant

July 16, 2021

Sample information
Picture
Photos by: Annamarie p
Location
Collection date 07/06/2021
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Norwich Free Academy
Observations

Very Small ant found under log legs red and the rest is black has five legs one antenna is longer then the other tip of antenna is a light red tip of the legs is light red the back half is blacker then the head and body
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera

Methods
Extraction kit Edwards Buffer
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain Fast Blast
Gel images
Protocol notes

I put it though many machines

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

There were no lines on the gel
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Hymenoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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