Insect fighting

[1] Forms of insect fighting as spectator sport are practiced in regions of China, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Some types have a long history; for example, cricket-fighting is a traditional Chinese pastime that dates back to the Tang dynasty (618–907).

Japanese Bug-Fights (世界最強虫王決定戦)[5][6] is a DVD series featuring various kinds of insects, arachnids, and other creatures battling to the death in a small plastic arena.

Mushiking: The King of Beetles (甲虫王者ムシキング) is a collectible card arcade game developed by Sega, first introduced in 2003.

In November 2018, the New York Post reported that an illegal cricket fighting ring was discovered in a casino featuring bets that went up to 140,000 dollars; two arrests were made.