Insect fighting is a blood sport involving insects. Bloodsport or blood sport is any Sport or Entertainment that involves violence against animals Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described It is common in areas in China and Thailand. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Like cockfights, there is a group of people who train and fight their insects against other insects in underground fighting arenas. A cockfight is a Blood sport between two Roosters held in a ring called a cockpit Insect fighting is a traditional Chinese pastime that dates back to the Tang Dynasty of 618-907 and had long been mainly practiced by aristocrats, senior officials and wealthy merchants. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by It is also a casual activity for youth in western countries and it is done professionally. The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings
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Individuals normally hoard many different type of insects for the battles. Some of the most popular bugs are the Stag Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle, the Cricket and the Goliath Beetle, as their sheer size and jumping ability make them formidable opponents. Stag beetles are a group of about 1200 species of Beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow to 8 ---- The rhinoceros beetles or rhino beetle are a subfamily ( Dynastinae) of Beetles in the family of Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as "true crickets" are Insects somewhat related to Grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids The Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size bulk and weight They are trained by their owners to become stronger and more aggressive. Beetle fighting is popular in the northern region of Thailand ("Battle of the beetles a Chiang Mai tradition" by Sam Fang [1]). The most used beetle is the rhinoceros beetle. According to Sam Fung, there are at least two benefits from this:
- Free entertainment, unless betting is involved.
- Removing a pest from the environment.
A training method involves using supplemental feedings of sugar from sugarcane (their favorite food and nesting areas) to help the beetles grow bigger. After the training is complete, the owners will take them to the designated fighting arena and the bugs are forced to fight each other.
A small noisemaker is used that duplicates the female's mating call (fighting beetles are male). Getting beetles to fight requires patience and is much different than other types of animal fighting. The loser is pushed onto his back by the winner, pushed off of a limb, or a predetermined area.
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The fight can take place on a log, stump, or circle drawn in the dirt, anywhere that is a small ring. The ways to win these "battles" are by either one insect pushing the other out of the ring, one of them running out of the ring in fear (which happens very rarely), or one of them dying while fighting. The winner of certain tournaments may win up to the equivalent of one million U. S. Dollars.
Gambling
The actual training requires much time, effort and money from the owners, so to encourage more participation, spectators and owners can gamble their own and other insects.
In the media
- In the Samurai Champloo episode Gamblers and Gallantry the character Mugen trains a stag beetle for combat by tying a large rock to it. is a Japanese animated television series consisting of twenty-six episodes Samurai Champloo is a series that consists of 26 episodes that was written and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. This is a list of known characters in the Anime and Manga series Samurai Champloo. Stag beetles are a group of about 1200 species of Beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow to 8
- YouTube has many insect fight videos submitted by users. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees
- The most common insect the Chinese use are grasshoppers or praying mantis (mainly Chinese Mantis). The Insect order Mantodea or mantises consists of approximately 2000 species worldwide in Temperate and Tropical habitats of The Chinese mantis ( Tenodera sinensis) is a species of Praying mantis. Sometimes the fight will be two different type of insect fighting it out in a make shift "arena".
- The movie Jarhead (film) contains one scene where U. Jarhead is a 2005 Film based on US Marine Anthony Swofford 's 2003 Gulf War Memoir S Marines battle scorpions in the desert (though scorpions are not insects). Scorpions are eight-legged Carnivorous Arthropods They are members of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida.
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