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). \n* Female; ventral view \n* Female; dorsal view with zig-zag stabilimentum \n* Male, "shuddering" on the leg of female \n* "mating thread dance" \n* "ready to mate" \n* Argyrodes flavescens, kleptoparasite found on the web of A. pulchella