Texas Carpenter Ant

September 16, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Arnav P
Location
Approximate location: 33.98, -84.44
Collection date 09/13/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Walton High School
Observations

Small Ant on a tree which is very active likely searching for food. The ants were running up the tree in an uniform line. Ants were orange colored. The ant has 6 limbs.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Camponotus Camponotus texanus

Methods
Extraction kit
DNA extraction location
Single or Duplex PCR
Gel electrophoresis system
Buffer
DNA stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results
Wolbachia presence
Confidence level
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary
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