Small Honey Ant

May 29, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Anushka D.
Location
Collection date 04/22/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Observations

Found on muddy, rocky stream bank in a stream located near Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Prenolepis Prenolepis imparis

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

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary The Prenolepis imparis was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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