Monster Bug Wars

[Introvertebrate]

Last time I watched it, they had cut down on the cheesy sound effects.

 

[Marijan2]

I just watched episode 1 on youtube. Other than raptor noises show is pretty interesting.

 

[Insektzuchen]

I Found It Interesting and Was Disappointed When It Went Off the Air

I agree completely. So what they used sound effects emanating from the bugs. It's called entertainment. They did the same thing with the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park even though there isn't a scintilla of evidence Tyrannosaurus rex made roaring noises.:sarcasm: I learned a few tidbits of information; for example, about the ferocity of the Giant Katydid and that of the Raspy Cricket (which I had never even heard of previously). My only complaint, was that there was no mention of any of the giant scolopendras like S. gigantea, which should have been an obvious choice for such a program. Lastly, I thought the female entomologist from Cornell totally ROCKED and would like to see more of her on TV. http://youtu.be/HWtMl7L6a2U

i love it...i have every episode on my dvr and watch it with my kids often..
andy

 

[Greenjewls]

I like to stage bug fights as well, but this show is weak. I mean obviously the cat/pig sounds are retarded but what really annoyed me with the scorpion vs centipede battle was the scorpion's tail was obviously broken before the fight started. I accused them of "fixing" the fight by breaking the scorpions tail. It throws off the reality of the experiment because normally a centipede has to be much larger than a scorpion to win. See my Youtube channel, Venusian bug fights. They wrote back to me and said the centipede had damaged the scorpions tail already but the footage of that strike was bad. Nice excuse, but get another scorpion then. Of course everything on the show is staged, and like most nature shows they bring their own animals in case they aren't lucky enough to find them. And to everyone who cries and cries when a bug dies on TV so that viewers can get a better understanding of the animal world, what about the crickets you feed to your pets? They die and no one is any better for it. How is it worse when a bug dies on TV and a million viewers benefit? Get off the high horse.

 

[BobGrill]

Any fight pitting a solitary predator against an army of ants is just well... ridiculous, because you know right away that the ants are going to win due to their sheer numbers.

 

[Introvertebrate]

I'd be satisfied if the show was just a series of feeding segments. That's essentially what it is anyway.

 

[Marijan2]

i was amazed when that "bull cricket" killed "whistling tarantula", though it will go other way around

 

[spiderengineer]

i was amazed when that "bull cricket" killed "whistling tarantula", though it will go other way around

IKR? I mean the only time when I was actualy surprised by the outcome. most often the winner is pretty obvious before it even starts with the other encounters that were shown.

 

[Insektzuchen]

Centipede Owns Scorpion

I like to stage bug fights as well, but this show is weak. I mean obviously the cat/pig sounds are retarded but what really annoyed me with the scorpion vs centipede battle was the scorpion's tail was obviously broken before the fight started. I accused them of "fixing" the fight by breaking the scorpions tail. It throws off the reality of the experiment because normally a centipede has to be much larger than a scorpion to win. See my Youtube channel, Venusian bug fights. They wrote back to me and said the centipede had damaged the scorpions tail already but the footage of that strike was bad. Nice excuse, but get another scorpion then. Of course everything on the show is staged, and like most nature shows they bring their own animals in case they aren't lucky enough to find them. And to everyone who cries and cries when a bug dies on TV so that viewers can get a better understanding of the animal world, what about the crickets you feed to your pets? They die and no one is any better for it. How is it worse when a bug dies on TV and a million viewers benefit? Get off the high horse.

I watched the episode between the Desert Centipede and the scorpion you believe was "fixed" because you claim the scorpion's tail was broken by the TV program before the fight began. However; when the fight began, the scorpion's tail was arched and fully functional. Then, as it tried to escape certain death, the centipede grabbed it by the tail so it couldn't get away. The centipede's action damaged the tail, rendering it useless, and allowed it to finish off the scorpion. See at 1:15 http://youtu.be/XE-LMPHR_TY ;P

 

[Smokehound714]

Life in the Undergrowth totally blows this sensationalist garbage outta the water..

 

[Insektzuchen]

Living In The Undergrowth

Life in the Undergrowth totally blows this sensationalist garbage outta the water..

I live in New York City, so in order to see a Bulldog Raspy Cricket tear apart a Whistling Tarantula I have to rely on TV or the Internet. But I believe that living in the Undergrowth in Southern California may be more interesting. :laugh:

 

[ShredderEmp]

I only saved the episodes with scorpions, crabs, or mantids. The rest were deleted.

 

[Peter_Parker]

Just about every nature documentary has some animal (or plant) killing another at some point - that's how you rope in the non-scientific which makes up like 95% of the people in the country lol... I'm sure the information Rayer gives during the episodes are as scripted as the "fights" themselves, and the show's target audience is probably older grade school-age kids too, hence the sound effects. IMO the show is a dumb one, but if it impresses one child enough to say "hey, bugs are pretty cool!" and get them into the hobby and/or scientific field where they will eventually (hopefully...) learn real facts and get an appreciation for the animals other than their capacity to rip apart one another, then I guess it did something beneficial after all.

 

[Greenjewls]

I watched the episode between the Desert Centipede and the scorpion you believe was "fixed" because you claim the scorpion's tail was broken by the TV program before the fight began. However; when the fight began, the scorpion's tail was arched and fully functional. Then, as it tried to escape certain death, the centipede grabbed it by the tail so it couldn't get away. The centipede's action damaged the tail, rendering it useless, and allowed it to finish off the scorpion. See at 1:15 http://youtu.be/XE-LMPHR_TY ;P

Pay attention when you watch it. When the centipede engages, the scorpion can't even attempt to sting, and when it tries it's tail hyper-extends backward @ :40-1:12. The centipede bites the tail at 1:13. The scenes where the scorpion's tail is fine are in different takes. This isn't a debate lol wow.

 

[ferrester]

ok here is my opinion... the crickey makes chicken noises for some reason and one of the fight was GIANT COCKROACH VS. GIANT TRANTULA... you know how they show the chart that shows their defenses and things? one of the cockroach fact was '' IN THE WILD, THE COCKROACH GETS EATEN BY GIANT TRANTULA''

 

[DamonM]

Such a joke xD

 

[AngryMothNoises]

i was amazed when that "bull cricket" killed "whistling tarantula", though it will go other way around

Oh my god I know! I thought it was crazy.

 

[bluefrogtat2]

still one of my kids favorite dvd's.....lol
great stuff
andy

 

[Godzillaalienfan1979]

loved it! A real shame it was cancelled after only 2 seasons

 

[Wolfspidurguy]

I really couldn't find a place to post this, so please forgive me if this is the wrong section. Has anyone happened to see that ridiculous show called monster bug wars where they show confrontations and battles between different species of insects/arachnids out in the wild? They use cheesy screeching and roaring sound effects to make it seem more dramatic I guess. I don't know about you guys, but I've never heard one of my Ts roar like a lion before pouncing on a cricket. They also had one fight where there was an army of ants pitted against a marble scorpion. Hmm I wonder who's going to win? One scorpion vs. 10,000 ants. I'm sure most of you would agree that any fight against ants is pretty much a guaranteed loss for the other. Your thoughts on the program?

ive seen the show and it actually has my worried that i have a defective wolf spider because she doesn't make sword clashing sounds when i feed her and it has me worried for her health. in all seriousness though i actually enjoy the show even though it is cruel to force inverts to fight (c'mon we all know that you dont just stumble across these fights or at least not commonly enough to make an entire series video taping them) i more enjoy learning about the invertebrates before the fights and i will admit that i do kind of enjoy watching the fight go down