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Argiope pulchella

Argiope pulchella

Photo by NicoleB
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Field Notes

Description:

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).

This big one is most likely a Female.

Habitat:

Loves forest areas.
You gotta watch out that you don't run into their large webs

Notes:

Korea 2005

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Argiope pulchella

Species ID Suggestions

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

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bayucca
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Zig-zag signature spider

Argiope pulchella

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Ashish
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Comments (4)
bayucca
This is not Argiope pulchella, but Argiope bruennichi. http://blainatura.wordpress.com/tag/argiope-bruennichi/ http://natural-japan.net/?p=94 http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5033010381_aab132c2de_m.jpg http://www.nundafoto.net/gallery/photo/811-argiope-frelon-argiope-bruennichi http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wSAIKoItu0o/UF8wLQtCpvI/AAAAAAAAEnU/K6X3hRK0fDM/s1600/Argiope+bruennichi+araña+tigre,+VillaelesIMG_1242.JPG Argiope pulchella looks like this: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1028126012 Note, that the ID is wrong (A. keyserlingi)
NicoleB
Cool :D! I like these guys, even though they creeped me out a few times in Korea. Taking detours off the forest paths, or even when you walk ON the paths, those guys are everywhere :)
Ashish
I can not forget Signature spider...who caused me to be here on Project Noah... :)
NicoleB
You are right, Ashish! How did you find that fellow :D I looked up and down the web :) Thanks!

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