Japanese Gladiator Matches-Cruelty to Animals!

[sinensispsyched]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFuIjLVFFFI&feature=related

The vid shows an emperor scorpion grabbing the eyes and abdomen of an unknown species to me. Though the mantis tries to escape, it can't gain traction on the slippery glass.

The scorpion is twice as tough as the mantis, as well as twice the size of the mantis.

THESE FIGHTS ARE UNJUST! DISLIKE THEM NOW!

 

[agent A]

Since when do mantises and scorpions live in a wild environment where they meet? I don't even think a desert dwelling bleph will ever see a scorpion

At least fight it against something it coevolved with

 

[sinensispsyched]

Did you see its eye in the middle of the fight? It was oozing blood!

 

[brancsikia339]

Yes they are cruel. Ive known about them for years

 

[sinensispsyched]

Oops! I am not on youtube a lot, and I don't know what's fresh. I was just watching some mantis vids until I mis-clicked on an icon, and this came up.

 

[massaman]

its only cruel to some I do like animals and think theres far worse things to do to harm animals then this in all fairness!

Their insects and they dont really feel or anything the same as mammals do or other higher life forms and may be battered for my views but I find my views are just as valid!

 

[sinensispsyched]

I agree, there are worse.

This is the first video I have found myself(not the other cruelty video that I learned about on this forum) so I found it the most disturbing mantis-related video I have seen.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

All things being equal, I still find it hard to watch. inch:

 

[massaman]

I got no problem watching it being that its a fad and with all fads it will fade away or those who were or are in it will out grow it and maybe find something else to do!

 

[SilentDeviL]

Is not even a fair match .................

 

[massaman]

well the same thing is said when they use centipedes against scorpions too or such!

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Yes, this is why I switched all my mantises over to a vegan diet. It was an unfair fight for the crickets, flies, or butterflies I was previously feeding.

I'm not a fan of these gladitory shows, and I'm not going to watch the vid to give it views, but I find it hard to completely slam the practice considering I regularly feed my mantises live prey that don't stand a chance.

 

[sinensispsyched]

Good point!

That one vid with the two teenagers was REALLY bad!

 

[massaman]

now the real cruelty is something like this!

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/31/10956587-florida-man-faces-two-years-in-prison-for-killing-bunnies

 

[sinensispsyched]

Yuck! They could have said "breaking the spine" instead of "twisting the neck".

 

[brancsikia339]

I hate this cruelty. It's awful. I just cant stand it, hearing how humans pick off defenseless animals like it's nothing. It makes me sick

 

[brancsikia339]

Also, a fully grown female olive keeled flat rock scorpion is definitely going to win against a rhombodera. I bet it couldn't even grab it!

Heres another video. How could they do that to a pseudocreobotra!!!!?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY1w3b_gukA&feature=related

 

[agent A]

If this is a Japanese video, why do they say mantis in a funny way? The Japanese word for mantis is kamakiri

 

[massaman]

I would not worry as much though on insects fighting insects as someplace else that species ooths are repopulating the ones being used as game pawns!