Garden pests valued by Japs.

[Dasyurus Maculatus]

Here in S.E.Asia the Black Coconut Rhino Beetle is regarded as a pest.

For the Japanese an export trade has built up for these garden pests whichare regarded as 'FightingBeetles'.

Kenji Iwamoto was arrested for trying to smuggle 3,000 of these garden pests into Japan where they are used in beetle wrestling.


(Link AFP news agency)
Crazy?.

[Herman van Houten]

Damn funny. :D

Maybe we can export some of our pest to them too.

For the Japanese an export trade has built up for these country pests which are regarded as 'Fighting Niggers'.

Kenji Iwamoto was arrested for trying to smuggle 3,000 of these country pests into Japan where they are used in nigger wrestling.

[Dasyurus Maculatus]

Well for sure, Kenji is in trouble. At Manila airport Customs Offcials found 3000 of them that he'd bought on the Western Islands of Palawan where they are causing negative impacts on the Coconut industry - the bugs eat into the Tree trunks.

The bugs can grow up to two to three inches in length (not counting the 'Rhino' horn on their snouts).

Kenji was arrested on arrival at Osaka, and as for the confiscated Rhino beetles? - they "were turned over to local wildlife officials".

Its a Bugs Life? for the samurai fighting Rhino Beetle.
:D

[Kind Lampshade Maker]

Here in S.E.Asia the Black Coconut Rhino Beetle is regarded as a pest.

For the Japanese an export trade has built up for these garden pests whichare regarded as 'FightingBeetles'.

Kenji Iwamoto was arrested for trying to smuggle 3,000 of these garden pests into Japan where they are used in beetle wrestling.


(Link AFP news agency)
Crazy?.
Your country is infested with Nip tourists and property owners. Therefore, when one of them gets the idea to bring along a couple of these bugs to Australia....

[Dasyurus Maculatus]

Your country is infested with Nip tourists and property owners. Therefore, when one of them gets the idea to bring along a couple of these bugs to Australia....

You may have a valid point in there - but I havent found what it is it yet. :(

[Kind Lampshade Maker]

You may have a valid point in there - but I havent found what it is it yet. :(
Perhaps some Nip might come up with a way to deforest your country using bugs

[Dasyurus Maculatus]

Perhaps some Nip might come up with a way to deforest your country using bugs

The hard winged rhinoceros beetle of the Scarabaeidae family is the best fighting beetle.

The particularly large variety which is known as the kwang sang. An outstanding feature of this beetle is its 5 horns. This beetle measures 2-3 inches and competes with the Redpanda to live on a diet of bamboo shoots. Because it is slow and clumsy, it is generally not used as a fighting beetle.

The preferred species for fighting is the Xylotrupes gideon, which is also known by a variety of other names dependent on its features. The kwang ki, for example, is a small male beetle with stumped front horns. The lower horns are longer than the upper horns. Another variety bred for fighting is the kwang song which is a large male beetle with long, sharp, pointed horns on both sides. There is also another variety, the hornless female kwang i lum, which is used as a sexual lure to spur the males into fighting over her.

A tool used in Bug fighting is the wooden whirl. Sometimes made from animal horn, bone, ivory or plastic instead of wood it is about the same size as a pencil and pointed at both ends. In the middle of the whirl is a deep groove made into an axle about 1 cm. in size. A small metal plate is folded and fitted to the groove to produce a loud whirring sound when the whirl is spun. The sound is similar to the sound made by insects in the dark of night. This wooden whirl is considered a handicraft because of the skill required in making and using it.

The beetles' behaviour changes depending on how the whirl is spun. A quick, sharp, shrill sound tells the beetle to go out fighting, while a slow sound warns the beetle to be cautious. If the whirl is knocked on the perch, the beetle is warned to withdraw.

The same rules are used when fighting for pleasure or when gambling. A beetle that tries to flee is branded as a loser. If a beetle shows it is unwilling to engage in a fight, the owner can remove it from the perch and try to coax it by letting it fly around for a moment, by spraying it with gasoline or by letting it enjoy the scent of the female for a while - the 'Nooky Gambit'. While using the wooden whirl it is not allowed to come into contact with the beetle - or the participant will be disqualified.

Beetles used in fighting are often gathered in the early hours of the morning. People go out and shake the trees and if there were any beetles there, they would fall out. The beetles could be recognised by their sound - Plop! as they fell on the hard ground with their Chitin carapace sounding like a small snare drum on impact.

Another method was to tie a kwang ki or kwang I lum to a piece of sugarcane and place or tie it in an area where it was believed there were beetles. When the kwang song flew by, it would attack the kwang ki or mate with the kwang i lum making it easy to catch.

These days, beetles can easily be bought from bulk imports and locally when catch them to sell during the fighting season. The tradition of fighting beetles has been practised for a long time. The sport is enjoyed not only by the common people, but also by nobility.

So the you have it then! Bug fighting is taken seriously by Gooks.

[Bragi]

Fascinating stuff. This just adds to the mystique of the far orient in my mind. NOT!

Question is, can't they just use roosters and pit bulls like decent Americans?