Watching..

[sueb4653]

Who watchs Monster Bug Wars?

 

[hierodula]

Me! although i usually watch on youtube..

 

[gripen]

I sure don't. The show is staged and wastes good specimens on primitive gladiatorial style entertainment with little to non educational value.

 

[sueb4653]

I sure don't. The show is staged and wastes good specimens on primitive gladiatorial style entertainment with little to non educational value.

I take you dont think that they film in the wild

 

[gripen]

They do not. I can post an article about the show that proves it.

 

[sueb4653]

They do not. I can post an article about the show that proves it.

would be interested to see it please

 

[gripen]

minibeastwildlife.blogspot.com/2011/04/monster-bug-wars.html

 

[sueb4653]

Good article and I am glad they are foreright in how they do it

but when you think about it we are not much different we feed other bugs to our mantis usually in an enclosed area where the other cannot escape

just my two pennies worth

 

[TySAAAN]

I just watched two episodes and I'm hooked! Thanks for recommending this! You guys should watch the episode on the Praying Mantis, its awesome ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcc6mrl8_Y4

The fight starts at 5:06.

 

[sueb4653]

there are a bunch of episodes with praying mantids

 

[TySAAAN]

They do not. I can post an article about the show that proves it.

Does it matter? I mean its not like they're going to have a totally split personality if its staged or not.

 

[TySAAAN]

there are a bunch of episodes with praying mantids

There are?! Do you have a link to the other ones?

 

[sueb4653]

I watch them though Amazon

 

[TySAAAN]

I watch them though Amazon

Oh, darn. Maybe I can find them on YouTube or something.

 

[gripen]

Good article and I am glad they are foreright in how they do it

but when you think about it we are not much different we feed other bugs to our mantis usually in an enclosed area where the other cannot escape

just my two pennies worth

I appreciate your insight. You are exactly correct it is like us feeding bugs to our mantids. But that is not how they market it. They market it like they are in the wild and encountering each other in far natural combat. That is far from true though. I would not loath this show so much if they did not kill off valuable specimens in unfair fights with horrible commentary in staged situations.What really put me over the edge was when the killed off a beautiful male Choeradodis (at that point in time we were still trying to get the genus in culture).

 

[hierodula]

Gripen I agree they are staged, but it is educational to a certain degree. But in general, yes, all the insects that die are unessecary, especially when an insect much bigger is pitted against a smaller one.

 

[sueb4653]

point well taken

 

[sueb4653]

I found more on you tube but I cannot get a url to post on here

it wont let me cut and paste

 

[fleurdejoo]

Is the Choeradodis in culture now??

Because that is my dream mantis!

I don't think I have seen this show but going to read the article now.