Argiope pulchella
| Argiope pulchella | |
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| Female, male at top right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881[1] | |
Argiope pulchella is a species of Orb Spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It ranges from India to China and can be found on Java. It builds a web with a zig-zag stabilimentum. This species has a pentagonal opisthosoma (abdomen).
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Female; ventral view
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Female; dorsal view with zig-zag stabilimentum
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Male, "shuddering" on the leg of female[1]
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"mating thread dance"
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"ready to mate"
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Argyrodes flavescens, kleptoparasite found on the web of A. pulchella