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mindstorm
I share the same passion for competitive sports millions others have who loves to watch sports shows...but my passion is not for popular sports like football, UFC, boxing, horse racing etc but a very special one... fighting spiders, specifically the malaysian/singapore fighting spiders(THIANIA BHAMOENSIS)!

Here I share some of my adventures with you on my hunt for the ultimate super fighter which I plan to breed it.
Also searching for a new challenger for my current 1st king - bighead(pic below).
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Hopefully some others who still catch them can share their experiences too...

Why are they so facinating? Here's why...

Death match
Kaizer killed its sparring partner,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW0OVu2VCoU
Fighting Spiders - Destroyervsioimm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJcAv9V-f4
Fighting Spiders - Xinan vs Bro1. Bro1 died next day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ac8q0Xn_0Y
Fighting Spiders - Hope vs Jack. Bloodied fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJW6lDpWV-g
Chaos vs Xinan - FATALITY(18May2008) - an incredible overshot chop by Xinan
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Post...&p=15062785&st=
Riper vs Unknown (Fatality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZG3CEZnlg

Bloody fight
Fighting spiders - jackvsbigleave. Jump-over-abdomen biting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCl9Y1vViNs
Fighting spiders - Shocking. 6 leg died next day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmmAnYaKHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd-jmq7RuGI (follow up)
Fighting jumping spiders - Jack vs Bighead. Jump-over-abdomen biting. Bighead did not die next day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NneYbMGFHBg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYrpYYbe_bw (follow up)
See also Death match hope vs jack.
Kelapa Sawit FS flip attack and bite abdomen. (23June2008)-the victim got thrown/flipped and then attacked from behind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xEwAaPpQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nHqTqbW7ds (follow up)
Bloody Fight (29July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LSKM16S-LU
After bloody fight (29July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qGGXKQfjIE
Riper vs Draco Rd2 (24Aug2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al5EHWcUAAY

Blood spitting
Spitting out blood (11Aug2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pMbzlfAGgs

Arm breaking
Trojan vsVanguard (20Apr2008). Also most spins/position exchange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqCQNZiTCTg
Fighting Spiders - Jack vs Smallchop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke5dZbnTxks
Fighting Spiders - Longman vs Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUlZPG6fyUc
ThunderHawk vs Scorpio (4May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Jqt0-D8lc
火云邪神 VS Siao Siao
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mp_E9IXeQD0
Chaos vs normal FS rd2 (15June2008)...Leg broke, not arm.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=96hxthqf9iU

Chop
CrossFire won vs Vanguard (17Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qESVDDkzle0
Trojan fast chop attack (16Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdbONUKq838
Hades vs CrossFire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiEvJZERrtA
Hades vs Crossfire Round2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0riPsSj42U
Crossfire chop Xinan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNYBq5r37yE
Kaizer bloody chop attack!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFr6tcpGMw
Hades vs Hope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Doxi1JLNGA
Vanguard vs Eagle (30May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6zYQEMlU8k
Hope vs FS (30May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=799VbqoWKEE

Far jump chop
Trojan fast chop attack (16Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdbONUKq838
Vanguard vs D3 (15Apr2008). Fierce fight. Longest chase after fight. Forced to jump building. Good 10-13s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sj5lBdrlH0
Fighting jumping spiders - smallchopvsbro1. Arm aiming chop. Also small win big.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVXpuX3uuA
Hades vs ThunderHawk (30Apr2008). Double jump chop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0vef5xBY2s
Scorpio vs Oneteeth Rd1 (2May2008). A jump aimed high.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufTkQgjxKo
Vanguard vs Eagle (22May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXgo6lO4ASQ
FS - Marauder (won) Trooper(nice close-up of a lighting fast jump attack)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE5TG_jauDw

Fainted
Fighting Spiders - Joe vs Topman. Topman died next day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yc7O_xezvE
see also 42seconds fight.

Side leg biting
Fighting Spiders - Nightstalker vs Hope. (stopped after 56seconds). Hope stunt after match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7aVRcPic0

Fighting-on-tread
Xinan vs Xonan (Fought in the air hanging by web). Total 28seconds. About 16seconds in the air.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lduqjOlnMZc
Scorpio vs Xinan Round 2. Retreat and fight again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSvVl2f13YM

Double flip
Scorpio vs CrossFire Round1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf9HhJgonRo
Fighting spiders-The doubleflip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izD0l0ARMBs
Fighting Spiders - x2_vs_smallchop2ndround(poor video quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbbgpkRLMSk

Best fight from a one arm spider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W21yTL_UogA

Spinning fight
malaysian fighting jumping spider(lumpy vs quietman, 7seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXALyaGSk30
See also Arm Breaking - Trojan vsVanguard

Longest grip. One and half minutes. And a deadly grip
Darkstar vsThunderhawk Rd3 (20Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8z8ciuBryY

Dragging
Kaizer chop opponent till upside down!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBVSHVA3_uc
Thunderhawk chop attack 2 (20Apr2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5xwElUvJeY

Draw
Thunderhawk chop attack 1 (19Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2nw7vM-FyI
CrossFire won vs Vanguard (17Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qESVDDkzle0
Sigma vs Thunderhawk (10May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LWNs_ev-cA
Celltel vs Draco Rd1 (21Aug2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbb9K09Zzsk
Draco vs GP Rd1 (24Aug2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbxgDqVQ2zQ

Big FS fight
Hades vs Sigma (26Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12ZdSbcTF_M
see also 22seconds fight. Bighead vs Archilles
see also 45seconds fight. Archilles vs Spartan.
Hades vs Chaos Rd2 (3May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2xPUAEhsCI
Hades vs Sigma Rd1 (4May2008). Far jump chop by Hades. Rapid retreat while still fighting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aIJ5nCj2zg

Small win Big
Hades vs CrossFire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiEvJZERrtA
Fighting Spider - Smallchop vs Topman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KrdfoNPCUY
Fighting Spiders - Bro1 vs Longman. 9 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N03zQ3fYIIs

Fall from stage, but still continue fighting
Spider fight - Ferocious fighting spider wrestling!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B62TF2hXmzI

Long push
SpitFire vs Kaizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06if7H8euik

Throw
Fighting spiders - The throw!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL4usAnxFlk
Fighting Spiders - Scorpio vs Xonan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M88tU0ITv8
Fighting Spiders - Bronze vs Justine(first clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9xNHsPgZKE

Carry
Thunderhawk vs NFS (3May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpkgEjP34dc

Bowl over
Fighting Spiders - Jack vs Lily2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yz9uiOBy4
Fighting jumping spiders - 080308 mix(Third clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCZv8p1oCus
Riper vs Celltel (19July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKTka3brpj0

Upside down biting to win
Spider fight(Jack trashes Bro1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO09UnObWvQ
Also see Death match - Hope vs Jack

Body Slam
Xinan vs Scorpio (7Apr2008). Also block chop attack by Scorpio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgTR10i7-A

Good close-up chops
FS - Goblin (won) vs Harry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b4Ic_K4wEc
FS - Goblin (won) vs Jabber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAoMR63MSUw

Defense tactics

Underside grabing(to prevent being thrown)
Fighting spiders - Throw prevention and Arm Biting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37YbgDt6xfU

Counter to jump-over tactic
Fighting Spiders - Jack vs X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT2S-M6JLZ0
Fighting Spiders - Jack vs Kelapasawit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5-i01V8crw

Flip/trip opponent to escape
Darkstar Chop flip (19Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPYc-Ig0U2g
Fighting Spiders - Longman vs Redleaf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2kqw8dMUks
GP vs Razer (24Aug2008) - Remained upside down for 22s! Blood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JV0_qZN75U

Retreat tactic
GP vs Hunter (30Aug2008) - 13s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEGBnOfJCL4
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Long fights

6 minutes 11 seconds-Active fighting ~ 4 minutes, Breaks ~ 2 minutes
Longest fighting spider fight !! (14Aug2008) - This fight is simply a MUST WATCH. Astonishing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU-QHrgZH04
Blackie vs Razer REMATCH (21Aug2008) - Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3N1vl0aP_c
(29s-fight,68s-break,12s-fight,18s-break,13s-fight)


2 minutes 35seconds.
Fighting Spiders - HOLY COW! 2min35s. Bro1 vs jack. Double arm bite. Start off with both leaping.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu5qf3hEito

1 minute 37seconds
Fighting Jumping Spiders - NEW RECORD TIME!!!(Bro1 vs Kelapasawit)Double arm bite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKxdiBDnxo

1 minute 28seconds - One of the most awesome fight!! Incredible array of moves including chopping, flipping, breaking off, carrying, arm biting. A technical stop was impose to prevent serious injury otherwise fight could have ran longer.
Vanguard vs Oneteeth (16May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRxUIUXJZMw

1 minute 18seconds.
Nexus vs SpitFire Great active fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTA_kWNoKY

56seconds
Vanguard vs Eagle (17May2008)-arm and teeth holding bite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzqgn6PpeZk

48seconds(cut)
Hope vs Crossfire Double arm bite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2cPR9z-ynQ
Spider vs Spider - Crazy Fight!(Kelapasawit vs Joe). Joe stunted for 10s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgxzZNWka_I

46 seconds
Thunderhawk vs New FS (17May2008) - A long armlock fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x28K4RHlGI0

45seconds
Archilles vs Spartan. (video quality not so good) Great active fight. Tight Armlock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G26PXz5-25o
Crossfire vs Sigma (26Apr2008)- near death match, technical stop. Loser died few days later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvYnghgwx5Q

42seconds(cut)
Kaizer vs Nexus. Chop from far. Fainted and revived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7q1887DRgU
Xinan vs NFS2 (2May2008). Damn fierce.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-hNULlqTw
Sigma vs Oneteeth (22May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istVVVnOR5I

33seconds
Xonan vs Xinan (video quality not so good) Tight armlock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrieLOUL88

30seconds.
Hope vs Xinan (video quality not so good) Injured winner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpZ9BVltcc

25seconds
Fighting spiders - 9_lily2_vs_jack_wmv. Feature carrying. Upsidedown fighting. Winner upside but still recover to win.
Very good fight. Unfortunately poor video quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br5xrd2uyX0

23seconds
Draco vs GP (19Aug2008) - Blood
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/608348/+760
Celltel vs Riper (19Aug2008)-Double arm bite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjQzMd7bJag

22seconds
Trojan vs Scorpio (17Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTgVeR7e-4
Fighting Spiders - Record time!!! Incredible wrestling!!!(Bighead vs Archilles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uPncA-m4Tk

18seconds
Xinan lost. (17Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y3Is5tAnmQ
Hope vs Hades (15Apr2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdoia5nIsw
Nexus (last fight)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myMTmOVQeyU

17seconds
Spider Fight - scareycat vs pippy. First record time fight. Also one of the fastest chopping fight by 2 equal opponents.
Also feature top down position near end of fight like dog fighting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CWi7EUOTQA

15seconds
Nexus vs Scorpio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnpBsQh-UI
Fighting Spiders - Exciting 15 second match!. Winner(hope) got carried but still recover to win. Jumpover block by Hope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOVd9pdrDI

14seconds
Fighting spiders - 020208_bro1vstopman_14s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzk1sfCITGE
Fighting Spiders - Kelapasawit. 3rd clip. Also feature a doubleflip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlAXqI5ky1Y
Slayer vs Xonan (30Apr2008). Also shows Xonan moved into flank position to attack from side. Fast action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pr549DIK5I
Slayer vs Thunderhawk (3May2008). Possible the longest pushing fight. Pushing about 11 seconds with slight half chops in between.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZeQkHAUjww
Fighting Spiders - gleneagles vs hope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6trLS2Vz9qE
Celltel vs Riper (30July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nz0AxjR2xM

12seconds
Fighting Spiders - Longman vs Jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW00y9Zb_rs
Thunderhawk vs Oneteeth (4May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiW3Iar_jEY
Oneteeth vs Hope (17May2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y05u-6BHbjk

11seconds
Xonan vs Scorpio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aKfdgEEGC4

Other good fights(less than 10 seconds)
Riper vs Unknown Rd2 (15July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uC0XePQ6OQ
Fighting spiders 11-21-07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvqJaaMk98
Blackie vs BlackSeth Rd1 (24July2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J80yZSjaH24
leetplayer
Cool spiders.. but small and hard to breed it. ^^
mindstorm
Date - 19/12/07 (Wed)
Time spent - 10.30am - 12.45pm
Venue - Puchong Perdana
Reason there - working afternoon
Venue type - Wasteland in new housing area
Plant type - Big leaves on dry land, jungle type plants
Insects - mosquitoes, ants, grasshoppers

Catch - 2 females-bluish color, quite fierce
Disappointing as no males but did saw one medium size one which i didnt catch.
Saw wild chickens there, rooster and hens which flew away. There is good soil there which I collected to
plant plants.


Added on January 9, 2008, 11:54 pm
QUOTE(leetplayer @ Jan 9 2008, 11:50 PM)
Cool spiders.. but small and hard to breed it. ^^
*



Worth a try. Man has successfully bred many types of seemingly impossible to breed animals eg panda, arowana and all sorts of CITIES ones. It's not really that hard to breed fighting spiders. It's the rearing of the young that is tough.
mindstorm
Date - 20/12/07 (Thurs)
Time spent - 11am - 12.30pm
Venue - Puchong Utama
Reason there - working afternoon
Venue type - Behind school waste land
Plant type - mostly surrounded by non fighting
spider plants but several spiders caught in this small patch of combination of tapioca
plants and water type long leaves plant(which
roots has nodules), Shaded by old rambutan tree
Insects - lots of mosquitoes

Catch- 4 males
Size - small medium to medium large
1st king - All_black(last 2 pics) - almost full body black - medium large (but no show when fight big head, only long push)
2nd king - young male - small medium, let go - no show when fight All_black
2 medium size unmatured male

26/12/07 - The 2 medium size unmatured male
changed skin
They changed on the same day indicated they're probably from the same batch hence i call them
bro1 and bro2 cuz they're probably brothers

bro1 - changed first in the day, i gave water
to it, slightly larger
bro2 - changed late at night - between 10-11pm
slighty smaller
First encounter after 1 day between bro1 and bro2 - bro1 takut
2nd encounter 3 days after changed - short pushed - bro2 ran
After that bro2 is takut even though fed with mosquito filled with blood on the 2/1/07
One week into Jan - 2 brothers are no longer takut and will always gear up for a fight
This shows that popular believe that light coloured spiders with white legs are lousy fighters are true only
to a certain extend...that's because they have just newly shed their skin. Given time when they mature and their
exoskeleton hardens they can become formidable warriors. People who used to catch spiders only see the spiders
at one point in time. No one really follow how spiders can peak in their fighting performance over time.
To understand the concept, check out this very interesting article on fighting fish on the part "On the problem of change". http://www.plakatthai.com/knowingyourfighterII.html

others
there is sugarcane plants nearby but no fighting spiders at all as living environment is too harsh
caught 2 different type of spiders(freed them after taking photo) - view pic
mindstorm
Date - forgot
Time spent - 6-7pm
Venue - Puchong Utama
Reason there - Half day morning
Venue type - Wasteland in middle of malay kampung area
Plant type - Wild pepper leaves, plenty of shade by coconut trees

Only found one large female and one small male
Quite dissapointing as the place looks very conducive for fighting spider. Lots of mosquitoes, grasshoppers.
Maybe school children may have catch them or maybe area is for cows to wander about as there is a kandang nearby.
mindstorm
Date - 2/1/08(Wed)
Time spent - 8.30am - 9.15 am
10.30 - 11.30am
Venue - Klang Utama
Reason there - fix computer, working afternoon
Venue type - Roadside deserted land, opposite is some shophouses
Plant type - Shade - Banana trees, Jungle trees, ground - soft small leaves plant
Insects - insanely lots of mosquitoes, fruit flies, gnats, ants

Catch - 7 males
Overall size - x-small to medium small
2 - x-small
2 - takut
all freed

Kept
1st king - Klang1
2nd king - Klang2
3rd king - Klang3
Age group - all matured
Size - all medium small

Fight after catch(name on left is winner)
Klang1 vs Klang2 - triple chop
Klang1 vs Klang3 - long push

10th of Jan - still keeping Klang1 and Klang2 but Klang3 has been killed by ants... opps

Comments
The males were pretty hard to find. The type of plant they made their nest in was for me the first encounter as the
leaves were small and soft, not typically spiders like as a heavy downpour would certainly spoil the nest. However most

probably the dense banana trees helped to soften the impact of raindowns.

Even though the area is invested with natural food source, the spiders are not large. This gets me thinking food
availability does not wholly dictate the overall size of population.

didn't bring my camera so no pics..maybe another day I go back to snap a few.
mindstorm
Date - 5/1/08 (Sat)
Time spent - 5.10pm - 7.00pm
Venue - Puchong
Reason there - Off day, waiting for wife while getting a hairjob (3 hours)
Venue type - Behind shopping complex, Mining area turned into sand factory, next to large mining lake where sometimes ppl go to fish(but not popular)
Plant type - Shade - Tembusu, pretty shady next to lake, ground - soft small leaves plant, creepers, ferns...mostly not favourite of fighting spiders
Insects - mosquitoes, many fruit flies, gnats, ants

Didnt expect much and did not get much either. Caught a fat mature female, saw a female with eggs but did not catch it. Last minute as i was going home and was getting dark, i caught a small male in soft leave creeper leaves. Also some areas with fighting spider young but cant find the adults. Caught a hantu kuning male. Saw a big monitor lizard swimming along coast of lake.
mindstorm
Date - 7/1/08 (Mon)
Time spent - 4.15pm - 6.00pm
Venue - TA, PJ
Reason there - Sent stocks to ss14, half day
Venue type - Public park but hot(meaning place where lots of spiders) area is behind some rich houses, quite unaccessable to general public, no one wants to go there anyway
Plant type - ALOT of ground creepers, lalang and plants-shin-deep. Near hot area are fruit trees, small soft leaves plants and long leaves plant, pandan.
Insects - lots of mosquitoes, many fruit flies, gnats, ants, grasshoppers

This is one heck of an adventure.

I used to catch here way back in the 80s when I was form one, form two. Back then the hot area was a slope area of wild pepper leaves behind a couple of houses. The spiders then I caught before got big ones but I remember they dont fight well or rather not really ferocious. Also one day when I was going there, a six foot cobra i think cross my path! But it didnt deter me, I still when ahead to catch my spiders! Back then also I remember had water rats there.

Now some parts of it is already been develop a bit better but now... the path to the hot area seems even harsher! They are shin-deep and thick and if I didnt where my long tracks it would be hell to walk through a hundred meters or so through those plants.

It's been a long long time(20 years) since I've been there and I didnt know what to expect. So i just walked. I tried to walk along a drain near the backyard of the houses but then a couple of small dogs ran out and yelp so I walked further away from the houses. I saw some trails that look like flatten plantation here and there and I followed them, thinking well someone may have walk through these wilderness before. I started off by catching a hantu kuning male at the base of a banana tree and as I near the old hot area I realize the slope area I used to squat around is now behind a fence and the wild pepper plants are gone and replaced with tall trees and shrubs the land claimer has planted. Also the house owner near there also seems to have planted other plants like pandan leaves, bamboo, bunga raya plants outside the private compound which I can just walk right up to. But I didnt go up to it first but walk around the area further from the houses where there are some short trees which I tried to find spiders. The plants away from the houses are those small soft leave plants and grasses which are not really conducive for fighting spiders. However to my surprise I found 2 small medium size males wandering about there. It was then
4.42m and I saw some clear areas under a small tree and as I look some more, I saw some feathers on the ground on a small patch of clear land. At that time, I taught gees... dont tell me got musang here. But this is in the middle of PJ. Just as I walk a few more steps and turn to look behind some shrubs, I saw a HUGE monitor lizard and it saw me and it scrambled away. Damn was I startled! It was about just 6 feet away and was probably basking in the sun. It was about 4 feet in body length (excluding the tail) and had a fat stomach. Damn, I didn't run away but thought it was better to walk the other way! Slowly I approach the backyards and the plants I saw was more of fighting spider favourite. There were LONG leave plants. I saw a small one here and there and knew some where must be a hot spot.

Then I came to this patch of land cleared away by someone to plant a coconut tree there. There I saw a male peering around for food. After i caught it and standing in the same spot, I saw another male with female to my right. Before I catch it, I peered around and saw ANOTHER male to my left looking around for food from a nest. Further to my left I also saw a big female peering out from its nest(got eggs and I didnt catch it). As i was about to catch the spider to my right first(which eventually was the biggest one..big guns), a third male was walking up my leg! Also a female was walking nearby...apparently I probably stepped on a nest as I was trying to catch the male to my right! Long story short, I caught all 3 males. 5.15pm. Suddenly large rain drops started hitting me...but I saw another nest (same standing spot)and decided to just tear off the leave. Another male! That makes FIVE males on one standing place!! Now this is what I call a rich area.

Before I could celebrate, it started to rain cats and dogs. I walked quickly(can't run...the growth around is too thick) to the land patch which had been worked and seeked shelther next to a large bunch of bamboo trees. but it was utterly useless as it was raining as hard as hell. I was totally absolutely soaked to my underwear. Drenched. I had to keep my camera in a plastic bag. I hang around there for maybe 15 min and then said wat the heck, might as well walk my to my car as it was also getting late. So I made my way back through the thick growth in maximum drowpour, back to my car which was another probably 400 meter away including through the park. Back on the park's walkway, I walked passed people shelthering under some park shelther but I didnt stop. Finally I reached my car and started to drive back...and then the rain subsided. Around 6.00pm. I made a puddle of water on my car rubber flooring and though... what a evening, but it was well worth it.

Catch
7 males
2 females
1 hantu kuning male - big
1 hantu kuning female

5 turned out to be takut!
Dont know wheather fighting them at 8.00pm has anything to do with it. Cause the spiders are not vigourous and looked lethargic and wanting to sleep.
1st king - big gun
2nd king - top man

I was hoping big guns would take the spot of bighead but that is not to be as it even lose to all_blacks.
So big gun is now currently 3rd king because it beat klang1 and klang2.

Bighead ranking stands.
leetplayer
QUOTE(mindstorm @ Jan 9 2008, 11:50 PM)
Date - 19/12/07 (Wed)
Time spent - 10.30am - 12.45pm
Venue - Puchong Perdana
Reason there - working afternoon
Venue type - Wasteland in new housing area
Plant type - Big leaves on dry land, jungle type plants
Insects - mosquitoes, ants, grasshoppers

Catch - 2 females-bluish color, quite fierce
Disappointing as no males but did saw one medium size one which i didnt catch.
Saw wild chickens there, rooster and hens which flew away. There is good soil there which I collected to
plant plants.


Added on January 9, 2008, 11:54 pm

Worth a try. Man has successfully bred many types of seemingly impossible to breed animals eg panda, arowana and all sorts of CITIES ones. It's not really that hard to breed fighting spiders. It's the rearing of the young that is tough.
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Yeah.. thats what I'm trying to say heh.
HotGimmick
Hahaha like a journal oni. Anyway, very interesting! Please continue biggrin.gif
uzairi
Interesting indeed. Im really interested with those spiders when i was small. Now no chance to catch them already.

Btw, i supposed the one that were used for fighting is the black coloured one rite ?
mindstorm
QUOTE(uzairi @ Jan 10 2008, 05:55 PM)
Interesting indeed. Im really interested with those spiders when i was small. Now no chance to catch them already.

Btw, i supposed the one that were used for fighting is the black coloured one rite ?
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Yeap, the black one. But usually it izit so dark. Normally its colour patterns are like the first picture(just posted) in this forum. But they will turn darker as they grow older or kept in dark containers which I don't recommend.
mindstorm
Date - 9/1/08 (Wed)
Time spent - 4.30pm-5.30pm ...in the car!!
Venue - Ampang
Reason there - Off day, collect photos from my relative
Venue type - Behind Jalan Ampang
Plant type - Shade - Big jungle tree(dunno name), ground- wild pepper leaves..favourite of fighting spiders
Insects - lots of mosquitoes, fruit flies, gnats, red ants

This is actually a sad story. Firstly I didnt catch anything on today because it started raining heavily 5 mins after I got out of the car. Enough time to take some pics only. I waited for about an hour but the rain didnt stop so I decided to balik.

But sadder still is because this spot is going to be gone forever as development has caught up. Earlier last year I discovered this spot because my wife worked nearby and I wandered around when I could see some undeveloped area. I caught many large and good fighters from here. It was really a rich(many spiders) area. Unfortunately at that time I didnt buy my videocam and digicam yet so I have no pic or video documentation of my catch and fights back then.

But now 3/4 is behind a zinc fence where new buildings are coming up leaving a small patch...i dunno still got spiders there as I also realize there is a lot less insects there now. In probably a few more months or weeks I think this place will be flattened as well...sigh. I'll be coming back soon to quickly save some of the population and maybe deport some of them elsewhere. Meantime here are some pics.
mindstorm
QUOTE(leetplayer @ Jan 10 2008, 09:21 AM)
Yeah.. thats what I'm trying to say heh.
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Yeah, guess u're rite as breeding encompass rearing the young as well. I meant mating them is not that difficult as long as you catch virgin females... yes, these spiders seems to breed only once in their lifetime. Once after a female has eggs it seems impossible to get them to mate again. I have a video on their mating. Will link it once I post it up on youtube.
pitinn
I like u seriously....Very very interesting.....Keep it up...


Added on January 11, 2008, 6:27 pmAnd I noe that when u open the leaf and saw their eyes is white color normally is Male and their butt is small....I used to catch last time too....I even sell to others at RM5.....LOL
viper88
Wow.. nice spider catch. Makes me feel wanna go to my housing area nearby bushes and catch some also. icon_idea.gif

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v_viper88
mindstorm
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 12 2008, 03:16 PM)
Wow.. nice spider catch. Makes me feel wanna go to my housing area nearby bushes and catch some also.  icon_idea.gif

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v_viper88
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Haha, let me know if u get some.

Actually after form 2, I too sort of stop playing spiders too cuz of SRP and spiders seems like a small kid pastime. Boys were getting interested in girls, video games, sports, cars and other stuff. Strangely I remember I started catching them again when I was form 6! That was because at that time I went to stay with my grandmum in seremban and her house has a huge garden with natural living fighting spiders! I even purposely went to collect wild pepper plants and plant it in her garden and after several months I caught a couple of large males!(usually their size only medium small). That time I played fighting spiders to relieve my stress as i was studying like miminum 3-4 hours a day during weekdays and 6-8 hours a day during weekends. Gees, form six was tough. Luckily fighting spiders save my sanity..hehe.

Nowadays, hardly anyone catch them, because the living environment for most kids is so different from last time. Xbox, network games(I too was once a starcraft kaki smile.gif), internet and astro are so much more interesting AND COMFORTABLE options i suppose. This bring us to the fact that there is a very very big deterent to catching spiders. MOSQUITOES. Haha. Without proper attire and a good MOSQUITO REPELLENT, even I would't want to spend half a minute in those type of environment where you would expect to get many spiders. (Even though I am immune to mosquito bites, meaning I dont get a reaction when I get bitten. Not immume to deague or malaria though, how i wish)

Proper attire
1. Long tracks(the plastic type)
2. Shoes and long socks
3. THICK T-shirt(if u wear thin t-shirt, u mati la...those mosquito will bite right thru it)
4. For mosquito repellent I recomment OFF! cream. It is better than citronella based ones. I also sometimes have a citronella patch on my shirt for extra anti-mosquito power. Get them from a pharmacy. I make sure I apply cream even on my face, forehead, ears, back of neck and back of hand.

For gear, I have a waist pouch, about 10 small transparent pill containers, a pair of scissors and a large transparent plastic bag and a small one to catch some insects for my spiders while I'm there.

That's it, with a canon ixus I'm off to document my adventure.

mindstorm
QUOTE(pitinn @ Jan 11 2008, 03:32 PM)
I like u seriously....Very very interesting.....Keep it up...


Added on January 11, 2008, 6:27 pmAnd I noe that when u open the leaf and saw their eyes is white color normally is Male and their butt is small....I used to catch last time too....I even sell to others at RM5.....LOL
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yeap that't the most interesting part... seeing the white face. I remember i sold for rm3 only. Ur gang must be more interested in fighting spiders than mine back then.
viper88
Yeah.. in the morning wanted to go for jogging and plan to try search for fighting spider also. rclxms.gif

My house front area have some bushes so i go check out.. whoila.. got fighting spiders. Try check in between the leaves got about 2 males spiders. Check here and there found more spiders ! Some are young average size spider about 5 sen size, and some adult spiders.. about 10 sen size. Since its just in front my house area, i decide to go jogging 40 minutes 1st, later only come back
catch some to take pics. tongue.gif

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After jog, check the spiders still there. Caught the 1st one.. abit averagel size.. Easy catch.. just put it into a toothpick plastic case. Saw an adult spider, try to catch.. but its run and jump off from tree
very fast.. doh.gif Seems like my spider catching technique karat ady... Try seach again in between the leaves.. found about 2-3 of small spiders. Duwan catch coz too small ma..

Later caught an adult spider.. bigger than the 1st one. I just let it jump onto my finger..

About like 10 sen or my thumb fingernail size
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Wanna fight with me? Nolar.. i think he wanna leap to my camera. tongue.gif
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Start running around my hard and arm.
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Put in in a big plastic case. I think use this case to scoop leaves which got big spider is a sure catch.. lol

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I tried let the spiders fights but the small one seems kecut when see the big ones.. he just fight awhile den ran off.

So i decided to release the small ones and try find another bigger adult spider to fight. Found another leaves with spider inside.. i try press the leaves slowly.. an adult spider run out and jump off.. it ran too fast ady. This spider is definitely big.. i think its bigger than the earlier adult spider i caught.. to bad man. cry.gif I should use the big plastic case to scoop it.. but cant coz i put the earlier catch inside ady.. sweat.gif

Try search some more but all small spiders only. Since cant find any other adult spider to fight, i decide to release the earlier adult spider back to where i caught it earlier.
Its just in front of my house only.. i feel its better to let it roam free and find its own food.

I got some video of the spider caught.. but short clips.. quality oso so so.. coz hard to control 2 spiders and camera at the same time.. lol.. will try to upload here later.


icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers, icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88
leetplayer
Wow.. that kind of place u go for spider hunting.. maybe good for snake hunting too tongue.gif
viper88
He's an expert.. check out his equipment and clothes when go for spider hunting.
See the video also.. his spiders also are good fighters.

If me... i don't dare to go those high bushes which is dense and deep deep area ....duwan to get scared by snakes or lizards. shocking.gif
I prefer go those area which got daun sirih, banana trees, or those short less dense bushes.
Normally i just open the leaves which have spider nest, press it slowly and let the spider come out and jump onto my hand. rclxms.gif


icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers. icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88

QUOTE(leetplayer @ Jan 13 2008, 04:37 PM)
Wow.. that kind of place u go for spider hunting.. maybe good for snake hunting too tongue.gif
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viper88
Went for another spider hunting this evening, this time at my housing area bananas tree.
Caught another average size adult spider. This one its nest is quite big coz its a banana tree. Saw few dead insects inside its
nest. After few attempts managed to get the spider out from its nest. Hurray.


Heres the pictures.

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v_viper88
choyster
normally their nest is in between leaves stick together with their web,last time used to catch them in my neighbors garden
pitinn
I think in the jungle like TS always go and catch that type of place the spider is really really fierce....Not like in the pandan leave one....haha...Whole body black in color also very fierce and it is always a male.....
Mangrovejumper
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 13 2008, 07:07 AM)
Went for another spider hunting this evening, this time at my housing area bananas tree.
Caught another average size adult spider. This one its nest is quite big coz its a banana tree. Saw few dead insects inside its
nest. After few attempts managed to get the spider out from its nest. Hurray.
Heres the pictures.

icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers. icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88
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Nice pictures, V_V88. Cute looking males. The second one looks slightly larger than the first one.
Thanks for sharing.
viper88
U are most welcome. I also feel wanna share my spider experience with some nice pics since mindstorm also share his great spider catching n fight experience.

Today not working.. plan to go catch spider again. laugh.gif
In the morning try search again at my house front leaves trying to catch back the yesterday adult spider tat i release..
Search for few minutes but no luck.. seems he went out hunting ady.. tongue.gif
After search few minutes cant find any male spider.. i decided to call it off and go settle some of my office report.

In the evening, plan to go find spiders again.. wanted to find another male spider to fight with the male spider i caught at banana leaf yesterday.
Went out from my house and try search around nearby leaves. Found a female spider. Decided to bring home as partner for the earlier male spiders. brows.gif


Wow.. the female one look fiece also when saw the male spider.. seems wanna fight. Yeah.. tats the toothpick case to keep the spiders. Top got few small holes to allow toothpicks to come out.. now it allows air in for the spiders.
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After the male saw the females spider... it starts to shake n move closer.. the female saw backoff and ran .. the males just follow the female spider. drool.gif
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After few rounds the spiders run here and there, i put both the spiders back into the toothpick case.
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Go out to front house leaves again for search spiders again..and lucky me.. this time saw another male spider... i think is the yesterday male spider. Surround the spider with my hands, it cant ran so just jump onto my hand.. rclxms.gif

Ok.. its time to Fight. Take out the banana leaf spider but the female spiders also come out.

Oman.. 3 spiders on my fingers now.. 2male and 1 female. icon_idea.gif
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2 male on 1 finger.. One is ready 2 fight liao.. one still looking at the female spiders.. sweat.gif
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The fight starts.. the female also seems excited and get ready with fighting position. tongue.gif
The banana leaf spider is more stronger.. after few pushes with its fighting arms and 1-2 bites..it manages to scare off my house leave spider.
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2nd round, fight on taperware cover. Again the banana leaf spider won. rclxms.gif He's fiece and strong. icon_idea.gif
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This is the winner. Banana leaf spider!!
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Keep both spider in a separate toothpick and put in the middle of taperware fill with water to avoid ants going there to eat the dead mosquitoes and also the spiders. Plan to keep temporary as pet. maybe will release it once bored.

Both the male spiders i've caught are consider average adult male, only about 10sen or thumbnail finger size only.. The really big one i saw last time.. long long ago when i was small.. the male spider is really big..about half the thumb finger, long legs even when walk also looks tall, big and thick arms.. shocking.gif The biggest one of coz i saw in Chinese newspaper... tat fighting spider arms is damn big and thick.. like crab.
Very difficult to find catch big fighting spider.


Hope you guys enjoy the spider pictures above. Anyone got fighting spiders, do share ur experience as well.

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v_viper88



QUOTE(Mangrovejumper @ Jan 14 2008, 02:14 PM)
Nice pictures, V_V88. Cute looking males. The second one looks slightly larger than the first one.
Thanks for sharing.
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myvi5949
I used to search for king also. Really brings back memories..
They used to have tournaments at school, me and my gang all fight each others King. Dont bother to catch them anymore, I "tormented" them enough already.
mindstorm
Wah! Nice spideys u got there!

That first place is your garden huh? I wish I live in a place with natural population of fighting spiders living outside my gate. Nowadays many housing area is devoid of fighting spiders because before housing development starts the whole area is usually clear right down to the ground...only can see yellow clay soil. Hence hard to get spideys. Like the place i'm staying now. SS2 is one of them..i used to live there...cant seem to find any there.

I notice however KL and north to KL like TTDI, Ampang, Wangsa(and now like your place) have older housing areas and have natural population there even in the house gardens. Yeah when i was a kid i used to go around people's fence where their plants grow out and catch spiders there too. Now adult already cannot la... sure people will dial 999!

I remember in singapore once when i was cycling i saw a group of boys kena tahan by police because they climb into people's house to catch spider in their garden. Neighbours called police i think because the owners were not there. Then this boy held up a big transparent plastic bag full of spiders!! He didnt bother to separate them in containers maybe because too many... i saw like got 6 or 7 males in one plastic bag. The two adult policeman also scratch head...maybe cuz they know the boys are harmless but just naughty. so they dunno wat to do. I found it so funny last time. hehe.

Wah. Your banana leaf spider size look quite sizable la. Not bad. Wanna challenge my big guns? if can win big guns then can challenge big head. hehe..

One of your pictures while fighting the spider was quite blur. What happened there? Kena throw izit? Hmm...but i think not, looks like maybe rushing forward... cuz the other spider still displaying fierce stance.

Why not name your spideys? I name my spiders cuz sometimes i catch so many of them i dunno which is which so i give them funny memorable names.
mindstorm
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 13 2008, 09:41 PM)
He's an expert.. check out his equipment and clothes when go for spider hunting.
See the video also.. his spiders also are good fighters. 

If me... i don't dare to go those high bushes which is dense and deep deep area ....duwan to get scared by snakes or lizards. shocking.gif
I prefer go those area which got daun sirih, banana trees, or those short less dense bushes.
Normally i just open the leaves which have spider nest, press it slowly and let the spider come out and jump onto my hand.  rclxms.gif
icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers. icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88
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heh. not expert la...just someone very interested in fighting spiders. I have a character that when i am interested in something, i will go very very deep into it..researching it, studying it, trying new stuff. I like to try stuff other people havent try before...

i grew up in nature environment mah cuz my grandma's house is just beside a secondary forest. But now also partly developed. The forest used to have wild boar, wild chickens, sang kancil..yes mousedear.., spider monkeys,musang and i believe got malaysian panther. but now i think most of these animals all gone.

i thot i was very nature person until i talked to one of my ping pong kaki(i play table tennis). Wah this guy even more keng, he is a magan guy(fix car bodies) and he loves fishing...but not in normal lake but like to fish deep in jungle lake...where no one goes before. i hear his stories also shiok. The places he goes are like pahang jungle where got tiger also. That i really scared. He also catch monitor lizard with his bare hands. Maybe one day i will follow him.
viper88
Yeah, didn't expected can catch my favourite spider just in front of my house. LAst time my mom got tell me bfr got saw green stripes spiders in the front house garden but i didn't bother go and check it out. My housing area is near the top bukit area, Puncak Setiawangsa. Last time use to be alot of trees there , due to housing development, some hill were blown away by dynamites, trees were chopped down. There are still quite a lot of green in my housing area..sometimes at night can see small Fox.. running on roof top of my neighbours house also. Sometimes can see small snakes, big centipede and frogs also. tongue.gif

Yeah...the banana leaf spider size is just like a normal average adult spider. The banana trees seems dying coz partial of it been chop off.. i found the spider in between one of the leave.. and from its nest size and all the dead insects in there, i know ady.. that male spider sure is a strong fighter type. Its the only spider i can find there.

Even before fight with my house garden spider, i oso bet the banana leaf spider will win. Both male spider about the same size, the 1st fight on my finger is quite exciting, both fight fiercely and i can see 1-2 chom bites. The 2nd fight last quite short compare to the 1st fight. I noticed my house garden spider use different fighting arm position in 2nd fight, start with normal fighting position then when close, both its arms are high in the air follow with a direct to standard fight.

Fight with ur spiders hmm.gif
From ur spider fight video, all ur spiders are very fierce type... they fight bitting each other and flipin here n there.. damn scary.. sweat.gif Lucky none of ur spiders break their arms or get killed during fight.

Last time i saw my skool friend fight an adult spider very fiece type with another slightly smaller adult spider. The fierce spider fight for short time using its arm and few times strong bites on the slightly smaller spider. After losing, the loser spider seems weaken already and walk like tempang abit... but its owner still put it to fight...The fierce spider saw it and just Terkam and kill off that weak spider easily. shocking.gif FATALITY. Some other fights i saw,, the stronger one fight fiercely, bite and breakoff its opponent arm.
Man.. i hate to see spiders dead or injured badly in fight.

Not sure whether i will keep the spiders for long so i didn't give them names. Last time oso i naber give name to my spiders. tongue.gif

One thing i realize different about the spiders i caught recently and the one i caught during my skool days is the current spider doesnt seem want to drink any water when i drip the water near. I just put some water at the bottom of the toothpick case, hopefully it will go and drink when thirsty.

Last time during my skool days, the spider i caught, normally i drip some water and the spider will go there and drink.

Nowdays i have less time to play wif spiders not like last time can play with spiders almost for whole day. icon_idea.gif

icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers, icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88



QUOTE(mindstorm @ Jan 15 2008, 01:24 AM)
Wah! Nice spideys u got there!

That first place is your garden huh? I wish I live in a place with natural population of fighting spiders living outside my gate. Nowadays many housing area is devoid of fighting spiders because before housing development starts the whole area is usually clear right down to the ground...only can see yellow clay soil. Hence hard to get spideys. Like the place i'm staying now. SS2 is one of them..i used to live there...cant seem to find any there.

I notice however KL and north to KL like TTDI, Ampang, Wangsa(and now like your place) have older housing areas and have natural population there even in the house gardens. Yeah when i was a kid i used to go around people's fence where their plants grow out and catch spiders there too. Now adult already cannot la... sure people will dial 999!

I remember in singapore once when i was cycling i saw a group of boys kena tahan by police because they climb into people's house to catch spider in their garden. Neighbours called police i think because the owners were not there. Then this boy held up a big transparent plastic bag full of spiders!! He didnt bother to separate them in containers maybe because too many... i saw like got 6 or 7 males in one plastic bag. The two adult policeman also scratch head...maybe cuz they know the boys are harmless but just naughty. so they dunno wat to do. I found it so funny last time. hehe.

Wah. Your banana leaf spider size look quite sizable la. Not bad. Wanna challenge my big guns? if can win big guns then can challenge big head. hehe..

One of your pictures while fighting the spider was quite blur. What happened there? Kena throw izit? Hmm...but i think not, looks like maybe rushing forward... cuz the other spider still displaying fierce stance.

Why not name your spideys? I name my spiders cuz sometimes i catch so many of them i dunno which is which so i give them funny memorable names.
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Added on January 16, 2008, 9:44 amYesterday evening i've caught another female spider slightly bigger than the earlier one. Let both the female spiders fight.
The new female spider more fiercer.. with few fighting position, scared off the other female easily.

Decided to put the new female 2gether with the banana leaf spider..still no fight.. the female spider just ran off when see the male spider come closer.

So now i've 2 males and 2 female spiders. Keep both male & female spider in each toothpick case so they wont feel bored. tongue.gif

This morning when i was about to go off to work, i saw a male spider in between some leaves near my house bench where i usually sit down to wear my shoes. tongue.gif The male spider seems quite big but since i'm rushing to go to work.. late ady.. i decided later after work only and try catch it. drool.gif
Hopefully its a big and strong one!


icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers, icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88
pitinn
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 16 2008, 12:25 AM)
Yeah, didn't expected can catch my favourite spider just in front of my house. LAst time my mom got tell me bfr got saw green stripes spiders in the front house garden but i didn't bother go and check it out. My housing area is near the top bukit area, Puncak Setiawangsa. Last time use to be alot of trees there , due to housing development, some hill were blown away by dynamites, trees were chopped down. There are still quite a lot of green in my housing area..sometimes at night can see small Fox.. running on roof top of my neighbours house also. Sometimes can see small snakes, big centipede and frogs also.  tongue.gif

Yeah...the banana leaf spider size is just like a normal average adult spider. The banana trees seems dying coz partial of it been chop off.. i found the spider in between one of the leave.. and from its nest size and all the dead insects in there, i know ady.. that male spider sure is a strong fighter type. Its the only spider i can find there.

Even before fight with my house garden spider, i oso bet the banana leaf spider will win. Both male spider about the same size, the 1st fight on my finger is quite exciting, both fight fiercely and i can see 1-2 chom bites. The 2nd fight last quite short compare to the 1st fight. I noticed my house garden spider use different fighting arm position in 2nd fight, start with normal fighting position then when close, both its arms are high in the air follow with a direct to standard fight.

Fight with ur spiders  hmm.gif
From ur spider fight video, all ur spiders are very fierce type... they fight bitting each other and flipin here n there.. damn scary..  sweat.gif Lucky none of ur spiders break their arms or get killed during fight.

Last time i saw my skool friend fight an adult spider very fiece type with another slightly smaller adult spider. The fierce spider fight for short time using its arm and few times strong bites on the slightly smaller spider. After losing, the loser spider seems weaken already and walk like tempang abit... but its owner still put it to fight...The fierce spider saw it and just Terkam and kill off that weak spider easily.  shocking.gif  FATALITY. Some other fights i saw,, the stronger one fight fiercely,  bite and breakoff its opponent arm.
Man.. i hate to see spiders dead or injured badly in fight.

Not sure whether i will keep the spiders for long so i didn't give them names. Last time oso i naber give name to my spiders.  tongue.gif

One thing i realize different about the spiders i caught recently and the one i caught during my skool days is the current spider doesnt seem want to drink any water when i drip the water near. I just put some water at the bottom of the toothpick case, hopefully it will go and drink when thirsty.

Last time during my skool days, the spider i caught, normally i drip some water and the spider will go there and drink.

Nowdays i have less time to play wif spiders not like last time can play with spiders almost for whole day.  icon_idea.gif

icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers, icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88

Added on January 16, 2008, 9:44 amYesterday evening i've caught another female spider slightly bigger than the earlier one. Let both the female spiders fight.
The new female spider more fiercer.. with few fighting position, scared off the other female easily.

Decided to put the new female 2gether with the banana leaf spider..still no fight.. the female spider just ran off when see the male spider come closer.

So now i've 2 males and 2 female spiders. Keep both male & female spider in each toothpick case so they wont feel bored.  tongue.gif

This morning when i was about to go off to work, i saw a male spider in between some leaves near my house bench where i usually sit down to wear my shoes. tongue.gif The male spider seems quite big but since i'm rushing to go to work.. late ady.. i decided later after work only and try catch it. drool.gif
Hopefully its a big and strong one!
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Mind to tell me where is his video clip?Youtube?
Mangrovejumper
QUOTE(pitinn @ Jan 16 2008, 05:43 AM)
Mind to tell me where is his video clip?Youtube?
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Aiya, the first post of this thread has 3 links la.

You can actually see which spider initiated the chopping/biting action on the first youtube link very well.
I counted 8 attempts at biting in the 7-second fight.

Quietman (the winner) has biting attempts #1, #3, #4 and #8 (last one, that won him the fight).

2-Big has biting attempts #2, #5, #6 and #7.
nairud
used to catch everyday after primary school session ends at my grandfather's dusun.. among all the ones i've catch, the rambutan tree spider is my best spider. lol. now the whole place is full of bushes which i dont even dare to step in without proper protection coz i heard ppl saw snakes in my grandpa's dusun. sweat.gif

from what i noticed, if ya spider is a bit cowardice or lost a fight, put them outside of the house over night. it'll rejunivate them the very least.
viper88
You can click on the following link to retrieve your File. The link will expire in 7 Days and will be available for 100 number of downloads.

Link: http://download.yousendit.com/9A7BD05D6A4F24BF

Link: http://download.yousendit.com/0669558B528938C5


Just normal video nia.. the spider crawling on my hand. tongue.gif

Here got some research done NUS on fighting spiders. Kool. rclxms.gif

http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/50/50rbz143-151.pdf


Here got some Japanese Bug fight videos. Some of the fight is unfair n crazy..like scorpion vs small lobster? doh.gif
Theres a nice fight between Praying Mantis and Spider.

Check out all the videos.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/japanese...d-11/3330126731


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v_viper88
mindstorm
QUOTE(Mangrovejumper @ Jan 17 2008, 03:24 AM)
Aiya, the first post of this thread has 3 links la.

You can actually see which spider initiated the chopping/biting action on the first youtube link very well.
I counted 8 attempts at biting in the 7-second fight.

Quietman (the winner) has biting attempts #1, #3, #4 and #8 (last one, that won him the fight).

2-Big has biting attempts #2, #5, #6 and #7.
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Wah, so one bite each followed by 2 chops whereby 2-Big did not run, then followed by 3 chops! which QM did not run and one last chop which won the fight. Talk about counterattack!

Fight analysis is a great topic to get into. With so many variety of moves, it's no wonder fighting spiders are so interesting to watch. Here I have a few interesting moves.

First, we have the doubleflip. The doubleflip probably occurs when both spiders try to grab each other with their HIND legs at the same time and they are fighting on smooth surface like this glossy side of a peeled-off sticker paper.

7/1/08 - topman vs bro1
picture preview
1. 1st flip - both went rolling
2. 2nd flip - both fell flat on their backs
3. Let's see who get up first!

See the actual video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izD0l0ARMBs
mindstorm
Next we have the throw. The throw is a winner. It leaves the spider being thrown shocked and dazed. It shows how strong and powerful the thrower is.

11/1/08 - klang1 vs all black
Pic preview
1. The bottom uplift
2. Uplift
3. Up, up and away
4. Whoahee!!
5. Coming down

Actual video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL4usAnxFlk

Here's another old video of the throw by mangrovejumper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4hJd5Gs2ng

Is there a way the other spider prevent the throw?
Yes there is.... coming soon.
mindstorm
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 17 2008, 10:00 AM)
You can click on the following link to retrieve your File. The link will expire in 7 Days and will be available for 100 number of downloads.

Link: http://download.yousendit.com/9A7BD05D6A4F24BF

Link: http://download.yousendit.com/0669558B528938C5
Just normal video nia.. the spider crawling on my hand. tongue.gif

Here got some research done NUS on fighting spiders. Kool. rclxms.gif

http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/50/50rbz143-151.pdf
Here got some Japanese Bug fight videos. Some of the fight is unfair n crazy..like scorpion vs small lobster?  doh.gif 
Theres a nice fight between Praying Mantis and Spider. 

Check out all the videos.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/japanese...d-11/3330126731
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v_viper88
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Your spidey looks nice but not very fat. What do u feed it with?
The 2 videos u took from handphone izit? The 2 videos almost the same time length but one so much smaller file size than the other! better u use 3gp format, avi very big la... i dont have streamyx yet, still dialup so very slow

yeah..i saw that research paper. Very scienficially written smile.gif with words like conspecific haha. Actually i used to study in NUS... i got a zoology degree from there. But all the time in singapore as an adult...i study and work there for 5-6 years i didnt play spider. it was during as a child...primary one to primary four when i stay there because my father work there at that time that i became crazy about fighting spiders. The whole school boys was fanatic about them.

yeah... japs like crazy stuff.... but its interesting
viper88
Caught the spiders early this week, didn't feed it with much nice food.. just plain dead + sumtimes alive mosquitoes & small insects. Spray some plain water to keep it moist inside the case and drop some water at the bottom of the case. The spider seems not thirsty at all.

Only can play with the spiders for a while after work at home. Yup.. the video quality is from Dopod 838 pro and Casio dig camera... din take properly coz no skill.. and wanted to c the spider fight oso worry the spider will jump and run away. tongue.gif I don't have much time to train or play spiders nowdays coz bz working.. sweat.gif

Saw all ur spider video clips in Youtube..
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=adrianlwkeat
Really good video quality. Thanks man.
I've dl and store in in my dopod 838pro. Can c in when bored in office. This type of video are hard 2 find.. must keep rclxms.gif

So how many spiders u have now in total? Plan to keep it till grow into big spider? I'm not sure how long is the spider life. The most i kept bfr is about 1 year only. U got plan to breed it and sell ? laugh.gif

So far cant find any pet shop selling fighting spiders. tongue.gif
Maybe can make good money oso. Young male 1 for RM 5, Adult male - RM 10. Strong fighter - RM 20
Female - RM3. icon_idea.gif

I've 2male and 2 females.. thinking of release all at my house garden except the strongest male. hmm.gif
Too many spiders need more time to take care of them.

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v_viper88



QUOTE(mindstorm @ Jan 19 2008, 03:57 AM)
Your spidey looks nice but not very fat. What do u feed it with?
The 2 videos u took from handphone izit? The 2 videos almost the same time length but one so much smaller file size than the other! better u use 3gp format, avi very big la... i dont have streamyx yet, still dialup so very slow

yeah..i saw that research paper. Very scienficially written smile.gif with words like conspecific haha. Actually i used to study in NUS... i got a zoology degree from there. But all the time in singapore as an adult...i study and work there for 5-6 years i didnt play spider. it was during as a child...primary one to primary four when i stay there because my father work there at that time that i became crazy about fighting spiders. The whole school boys was fanatic about them.

yeah... japs like crazy stuff.... but its interesting
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terrorist
wah.. this reminds me of my primary school days tongue.gif .. i remember last time when i catch spiders in school, i will pluck the whole leaf out.. then kena marah by the gardener laugh.gif

where u guys catch spider ah ? feel like playing with them again laugh.gif
pitinn
I also feel like playing it again....LIke very nice....haha....TS ur spidys bite u anot?
mindstorm
QUOTE(viper88 @ Jan 19 2008, 05:54 PM)
Caught the spiders early this week, didn't feed it with much nice food.. just plain dead + sumtimes alive mosquitoes & small insects. Spray some plain water to keep it moist inside the case and drop some water at the bottom of the case. The spider seems not thirsty at all.

Only can play with the spiders for a while after work at home. Yup.. the video quality is from Dopod 838 pro and Casio dig camera... din take properly coz no skill.. and wanted to c the spider fight oso worry the spider will jump and run away. tongue.gif I don't have much time to train or play spiders nowdays coz bz working.. sweat.gif

Saw all ur spider video clips in Youtube..
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=adrianlwkeat
Really good video quality. Thanks man.
I've dl and store in in my dopod 838pro. Can c in when bored in office. This type of video are hard 2 find.. must keep rclxms.gif

So how many spiders u have now in total? Plan to keep it till grow into big spider? I'm not sure how long is the spider life. The most i kept bfr is about 1 year only. U got plan to breed it and sell ? laugh.gif

So far cant find any pet shop selling fighting spiders. tongue.gif
Maybe can make good money oso. Young male 1 for RM 5, Adult male - RM 10. Strong fighter - RM 20
Female - RM3. icon_idea.gif

I've 2male and 2 females.. thinking of release all at my house garden except the strongest male. hmm.gif
Too many spiders need more time to take care of them.

icon_rolleyes.gif Cheers, icon_rolleyes.gif
v_viper88
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Now got only 4 males. 2 female with eggs. 1 female carrying bighead's genes. And 2 males but havent change skin yet to adult male. We know it is males because of their big "teeth".
When the eggs hatch from one of the females then i will have potential 20-30 babies! This will be first time I try rearing from hatching to adult. Wish me luck.
Wah!! you keep so long? You mean you keep one single spider so long? You expert la. I suppose it is a male? Actually the longest I kept is only 2 months plus. Last time usually because i would have let them go or they die.
Sell? Dunno got ppl want or not. Walao, so expensive meh? Fighting fish plakat only 2-3 dollars.
Also not easy to mass produce.

What happened to the spider u saw when tying ur shoe?

pictures
1. Male that havent change skin. Notice the big "teeth"
2. Compare the size of the actual female's "teeth"
3. My males houses
4. Topman
mindstorm
So how to prevent the throw?
By grabbing on to your opponent!

Topman(left) vs Bro1(right)
Picture preview
1. Arm waving push
2. When topman try to execute the throw(how i know it is trying to throw? can see topman tilted its head and arms upwards), notice how bro1 grab on to topman with its hindlegs! (video : at 13s)
3. The fight continues where bro1 launch a series of ferocious bite attempts
4. But topman ultimately won by successfully biting bro1 left arm which sent him scrambling! rclxm9.gif

Isn't fighting spiders exciting!

Actual video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37YbgDt6xfU

PS. And this is bro1 which when 1 day after it changed skin, i tried to fight it, it was kecut.. see other spider, straight away ran. So don't underestimate white leg spider if you catch one...keep them for a couple of weeks and see...
mindstorm
QUOTE(terrorist @ Jan 19 2008, 08:57 PM)
wah.. this reminds me of my primary school days tongue.gif .. i remember last time when i catch spiders in school, i will pluck the whole leaf out.. then kena marah by the gardener laugh.gif

where u guys catch spider ah ? feel like playing with them again laugh.gif
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usually the area must have a few criterias
1. shade
2. supply of insects (plants in the middle of roads you wont find)
3. fairly large flat leaves with no bulu
You can find them between the leaves. The easiest places to go is your normal housing area where there are alot of plants with overlapping leaves.. safe and easy or to some deserted plot of land in housing area also got

You from subang? I dunno subang got or not... to me seems like dont have....too barren and clean and hot...
but if u can get good la...i from puchong can easily come and we can have a spider fight! rclxms.gif
mindstorm
QUOTE(pitinn @ Jan 19 2008, 09:17 PM)
I also feel like playing it again....LIke very nice....haha....TS ur spidys bite u anot?
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haha more ppl play good la, then i got kaki.
These spiders dont bite la. Even if it trys to also cannot penetrate human skin... but golden spider can...

I believe there is other ppl still play, but many of them not so canggih come on to internet forum to discuss...
pitinn
QUOTE(mindstorm @ Jan 20 2008, 04:20 AM)
Now got only 4 males. 2 female with eggs. 1 female carrying bighead's genes. And 2 males but havent change skin yet to adult male. We know it is males because of their big "teeth".
When the eggs hatch from one of the females then i will have potential 20-30 babies! This will be first time I try rearing from hatching to adult. Wish me luck.
Wah!! you keep so long? You mean you keep one single spider so long? You expert la. I suppose it is a male? Actually the longest I kept is only 2 months plus. Last time usually because i would have let them go or they die.
Sell? Dunno got ppl want or not. Walao, so expensive meh? Fighting fish plakat only 2-3 dollars. 
Also not easy to mass produce.

What happened to the spider u saw when tying ur shoe?

pictures
1. Male that havent change skin. Notice the big "teeth"
2. Compare the size of the actual female's "teeth"
3. My males houses
4. Topman
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wa....den the babies sure very geng to fight lor?How u breed?The male won't fight wif the female merz?Urs look really huge....Wat is golden spider?Got sample pic?
viper88
Wa..ur female spider quite big n fat leh.. rclxms.gif Nice spider case u have there..seems very hi-tech..lol
U got poke hole at the top of the case right? wa.. the leaves plant put inside water can last longer. My toothpick case very small n cramp, smelly also when the leaves dry out + dead insects smell.

Last time i keep my spiders in Trebor sweet case, poke few holes at top of the case using nails. Easy to carry around, i even bring my spider back to my hometown for CNY. tongue.gif. Spider are easy to keep, just feed them with insects + water. They can live long.. if keep it properly its case surrounded with water around to avoid ants go eat the spider. Keep them in good temperature, not too cold or too hot oso. Last time CNY when i go pai nien, i left my spider with case inside car with abit window open.. After came back from pai nien, c the spider dead ady cry.gif ... I think the weather is too hot ady and inside car, its even hotter.

The spider i saw few days ago when tying my shoe bfr i go work ran away ady.. cant find it.

Today caught some small green flies to fed my spiders.
Here's the banana leaf spider in action
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After feed the spiders, went out and caught another big female spider. This female is much bigger compare to the earlier 2 females spider i've caught earlier. Defeated other 2 females spiders easily. Release the smaller female spider back 2 my garden.

Heres the pic my house garden spider with the new big female spider.

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Banana leaf spider with the new big female spider.

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-Y-
OMG!!! this is real nostalgic one!! i still remember i play this 'laga spider' when i was young. i have my spider which is the king at my kampung once. but died bcos of too old. it is really hard to breed this spider. love it. good thread.
viper88
Yup, nowdays hard to see ppl or skool kids play spider .
Wa.. ur spider is King at ur kampung.. died bcoz of too old? how long u keep the spider?

This evening, i went to my neighbour banglo house swimming pool to swim. I know his house back near the swimming got garden.. so bring along empty spider case to catch spider. tongue.gif

Manage to find few small spiders, din catch. Later found and caught 2 female spider. One quite big.

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Cant find any males..decided to go into the swimming pool swim awhile.. feel abit disappointed coz cant find any male fighting spiders.
After swim few minutes decide to go look for male. Finally able to find 2 male spiders. 1 average size adult, and 1 big adult spiders. rclxms.gif
The Banglo big spider is bigger than the banana leaf spider! rclxms.gif

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Later night at home, its Spider fighting time!

Round 1
New average size banglo spider vs my house garden spider.

My house garden spider win easily.

Round 2.
Banglo big size spider vs my house garden spider.
Slight arm pushing, my house garden spider ran off ady.

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Round 3.
Banglo big size spider vs Banana leaf spider

Slight arm pushing oso, Banana leaf spider ran off ady... rclxub.gif

Didn't took any picture coz wanted to the fight ma.

Check out the Banglo spider wide long arms..

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i think its arm is damn wide and scares off other fighting spider easily.. thumbup.gif

Maybe its nite time the spiders all sleepy duwan fight? hmm.gif

I bought a betta fish housing, put my spider in there now. So far so good. rclxm9.gif

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QUOTE(-Y- @ Jan 20 2008, 09:04 PM)
OMG!!! this is real nostalgic one!! i still remember i play this 'laga spider' when i was young. i have my spider which is the king at my kampung once. but died bcos of too old. it is really hard to breed this spider. love it. good thread.
mindstorm
QUOTE(pitinn @ Jan 20 2008, 02:09 PM)
wa....den the babies sure very geng to fight lor?How u breed?The male won't fight wif the female merz?Urs look really huge....Wat is golden spider?Got sample pic?
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Well hopefully. I believe fighting ability genes can be passed down. If by selective breeding we can get tougher fighting spiders then the fights would be longer lasting.

Heh.. if male fight with female, how to continue the species?!

My female normal size only.

See golden spider(named by my fren and me because of its color) female below. Also known as the mangrove jumper(actual common name). Actually size for size golden spider is considered the toughest and fiercest jumper spider i know(maybe got some others i dunno know yet). Their body is like a tank!
If you put a fighting spider there, there is high possibility your fighting spider kena makan even though they are nearly the same length. They will even attack face-on and pierce their big sharp teeth directly into the head of a fighting spider if the fighting spider does not raise its fang fast enough. They can easily attack from side or back...any direction. Pretty scary. I used to play a lot with it last time because my house in SS2 got a mango tree full of it. I find the female golden more fierce than the male although the male got very long fangs which is bend inwards when resting. When it fights, waloa, u can see its very long fangs. I think my fren kena bitten once by them....maybe he can tell u the story...he is none other than Mangrovejumper!

Golden spider are tree spiders unlike fighting spider(which are shrub spiders). Last time I usually find them in rambutan, mango or kelapa sawit tree. If ur garden have a old big rambut