Hello everyone, I chanced upon this web-site part 1 from youtube's FS. It is very exciting because it brought back memories more than 30 years ago. I read ten pages in part 1 and realized that there is a part 2. I will slowly read the rest. So, what happened to MindChamp's BigHeads and viper88's Spartan. Did they fight in the end? So, the current 1st king (from this page) belong to Jason? Is it the picture posted above?

Hi Jason and company, i am from SG. I am an old man, 40+. So I do not think i will ever go spider hunting again. I enjoy watching all the spiders fought in youtube. At times however I felt sad because the spiders died or were injured.
1. I remembered very clearly the last time I caught spider was when I was serving the army, aged around 20 years old. I was on duty that afternoon. Another soldier found a spider at the cookhouse rubbish bin and put it in a matchbox. I then went spider hunting to find spiders to challenge his spider. Besides this rubbish bin is a short coconut tree. And I found at least 10 male FS from this tree alone. After all the fights, we did not keep any and let go all back to the plant besides our office.
2. Looking at Big Head, it is a prized "collection". Because its size is very proportional. It has a big abdomen relative to its long arms. So, as expected, it was a good fighter.
3. Can the above "Ghost" fight? It is quite big. The only issue is its eyes. If its eyes are like those of Big Heads, shiny and silver, then I think it will be a very good fighter too. Based on the colour of its abdomen, I called such spiders "black cannon". There are "blue", "green", "brown" too. During my time, that's how we classify spiders. We do not give names to our spiders.
4. Male spiders who are from "husband-and-wife" team are very good fighters.
5. Spider season during my time are very short, possibly lasting 2-3 weeks.
6. Spiders caught from yam and CB leaves tend to be bigger in size.
7. Great to learn from this forum something new - that spiders "moult" (not sure whether this is the correct word - basically channged skin).
8. Are some of the videos from youtube spiders from HK? Those larger spiders with very long arms? Are they very good fighters?
9. So which spider from Ricky is the grand champ. Will like to take a look.

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Added on December 30, 2011, 3:34 pm1. So, the current champ is LOL?? I am a bit confused.
2. Mindstorm is having Ghost now. What a waste - LOL is in SG and Ghost in Malaysia. Will be very interesting to see these two spiders fight.
3. Saw T-Sub on p. 80. Such spiders are quite common in Brunei jungle yam leaves. Saw these spiders during my NS day training in Brunei jungles. Wondering where was this T-Sub clan caught? What leaves? From my experience, because of its "huge" size, very few FS will challenge it. You need to have a big chop spider (who will be daring) to have a good fight with such spiders.



This post has been edited by utility47: Dec 30 2011, 03:57 PM

Hi viper88, I was following the previous thread. Initially it was you and MindStorm, with occasional Mangrove. So what happened to Spartan in the end? You never give up this hobby for the last 4 years?

I read to p. 14 of the previous thread. So Spartan died mysteriously like Achilles. Have not experienced such mysterious deaths. And so is BigHead which died naturally? Now there is the chop Jack. But Jack was killed by Hope? Reached p 28, and Viper indicate that Big Head is still the biggest.

This post has been edited by utility47: Dec 30 2011, 10:51 PM

To MindStorm, Any update on Ghost? It could be the next star.

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Added on December 31, 2011, 4:11 pmTo Ricky, which spider of yours is the grand champion?

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First, thanks to everyone for the warm welcome. Thanks to Randy for posting all the fights. The one between Changi and Heartthrob is very exciting indeed. Salomon Kane fought very well against LOL.

To Ricky: Thanks for the information about Ghost. This is what I thought too. It looks like a hybrid between the long thin green spider and our normal FS. Have LOL, Changi and Kunatan fought one another? Looking forward to the performance of King Kong. Any picture to show?

Finally, happy new year to everyone.

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Added on December 31, 2011, 10:53 pmAlso, interested to know more about the T-sub spiders. Other than size, are they different from our normal Singapore fighting spiders? Can they are found in SG? The "Adam" T-sub spider is a godd fighter.

This post has been edited by utility47: Dec 31 2011, 10:53 PM

To viper88: Thanks for the info about the T-sub that Ricky caught. To me, the T-sub species is actually the same as our normal FS, except that they are larger. Indeed, I think Ura did mention that T-sub is the brother of T-bha.

When I was younger, my friend did have one such big-sized spider. Do not know whether it is a T-sub. It was “proud” and “arrogant”. :-) When other spiders are in fighting position, it simply gave a glance. Most of the times, the other spiders just run away. Only the large chopsters are willing to give it a fight. But because of its larger size, it simply pushes the chopsters away instead of gripping.

Actually I have seen such large sized FS in Brunei jungles during my army days. SG guys who have been to Brunei jungles will know what a jungle is and the yam/CB leaves are much bigger. Not sure whether that’s why the spiders are larger too.
Are the T-subs of Ura imported? Wow, they must be quite expensive then. It is also interesting to see that BTL is setting up a FS farm. Hope that he succeeds.

To mindstorm. I must really thank you for reviving my childhood and many others’ childhood hobbies. It is from one of your youtube videos that I was linked to here.

BigHead is a prized spider. May I know whether it is the “longest-living” spider in captivity? 4 months?

The mangrove spiders are also very fierce. Saw that they will grip each other’s arms before fighting. Never seen one before. What is their size?

Thanks for the update on Ghost. I am surprised about its current situation because based on the pictures/videos vipper88 posted, it looked very healthy and confident.

Hi viper88, sorry for the confusion and thks for the clarification. I notice that you have been recording the FS’s size. Is the record still held by spider Fearless?

9mm? wow? any picture/videos to show?

Hyperion's arms are longer and looks more active. To date, is Achilles your largest FS?

Thanks for the videos again.
1. Have LOL lost any match?
2. King Kong is a strong fighter. The one given by Jason from Malaysia?
3. The way Red Devil fight is very cute.

Was reading this thread very now and then. Things at Malaysia side gets interesting when Jason comes on board. My humble opinion is that "armless" chopster should have been released.

Thanks, Ricky. If I remember correctly, you have four very good FS - LOL, Kuantan, Changi and now King Kong. Have they sparred against one another?

Hi Jason
I am John Ong. That day, when I register, I saw my unpaid utility bill. So I use utility as my userid. As many will have guessed, 47 is my age.

I enjoy reading your spider hunting adventures. I have come to that part where you have Sapphire as your King. Sorry to hear that your current king ran away. Any picture/video to show us this escapee?

This post has been edited by utility47: Jan 3 2012, 11:54 AM

Wow, Jason. Very “big” spider. Possibly 8mm with long arms. Best of luck in your new hunting.
I was reading some earlier threads. Someone (can’t remember who) reported that Mindstorm has a spider with 105-0 record. Anyone seen this spider before?

Interesting hunting ground at Changi. Is this place near to Loyang training area/Range?

Man in red - Randy - looks a happy man with a NTUC bag. Is this the way he normally catch spiders? Waiting for spiders to fall or jump into the bag? Just kidding lah.

Man in green cap - BTL - with the green cap, initially I thought that he is army sgt/officer.

Was reading the earlier threads. So Bumble Bee is the unofficial biggest FS? Maybe Jason can advise.

Also, will be nice if Ura give us an update of his T-sub. They should be adults now.

This post has been edited by utility47: Jan 4 2012, 09:48 PM

But I remember LOL beat Hyperion?
I suggest a fight between LOL and King Kong. I think LOL will win.
Sorry, whose spider is GoldHair?

This post has been edited by utility47: Jan 4 2012, 11:08 PM

Foreign talent GoldHair looks big (about 8mm), fierce and "hariy". Good to have a rematch between LOL and GoldHair. Or King Kong vs GoldHair.

Hi Viper88, possibly need to recruit more members for your Malaysia KL side. SG may have an advtage - because most guys serve army, they will see forest/grassland again and remember your childhood hobby of catching FS.

Thanks, Randy. Any rematch between Salome Kane and Kuantan? :-)
How's about your performance of Overlord?

Watched the above. Rudy's One Piece looks "huge". Fatso seems to be injured after second fight. Awaiting the other fights patiently.

This post has been edited by utility47: Jan 7 2012, 08:53 AM

Watched the three fights involving Kuantan and LOL.

LOL still so good.
As what mentioned by Randy, Kuantan has regained its form. Seemed to grow fatter too. The fight against Crixus is very fierce. Kuantan seems to like to use this strategy - biting others' arms. In fact, it has an upper hand initially but seems to lose stamina later. Crixus learnt fast and used back Kuantan's strategy.

Now to the other fights.
1. Ecko is very good. And to win all three wins continuously? show consitency and high standard. Overlord's performance seems weak. In fact, Overlord looks larger than Ecko. My goodness, with Ecko, Ricky now has five strong FS.

2. The fight between Heartthrob and Guiness Stout is impressive. The latter is taller. Heartthrob is forced to stand up to Guiness Stout. After a few grips, Hearthrob brings Guiness Stout to the level. With its bigger size, Guiness Stout is better to push Heartthrob off the leaves. But Heartthrob did not give up, continue to push back. Possibly much to Guiness Stout's surprise and it decided to call it a day.

3. Next I saw the fight between Guiness Stout and Smoking Ace. Guiness Stout's strategy is to stand tall and then push and push. Possibly the push is too strong that Smoking Ace gives up.

4. Impressive fight between Heartthrob and Cyclone. Surprised to see that Heartthrob decided to launch a surprise attack this time.
Anyway, well done, Heartthrob. I will remember you.

5. And the final fight between Crixus and Red. Red made a sudden turn and chopped. Crixus is able to hold the chop and push. Crixus did well again.

That's my humble opinions about the above interesting fights. Another favorite King Kong has not appeared. Will we be seeing its performance soon?

This post has been edited by utility47: Jan 7 2012, 08:56 PM