Carpenter Ant

July 16, 2021

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

Found in shaded area of leaf litter, 8 mm, black in color, round thorax
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae

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

Used abdomen of carpenter ant.

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

No results were shown. DNA was not visible on gel.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
Report Inappropriate Post