Cricket Battle
Cricket battle has a long history in China, and it has been recorded in history books as early as the Tang Dynasty. In the past, cricket battle was a folk entertainment.
Now cricket battle has been turned into a gambling business.
Insect fight culture has always been popular in China, and there are many fans of cricket fighting. Many people in China will take risks and hold illegal cricket battle gambling games online. The profit is very high.
Generally, wild crickets are selected for fighting crickets. Although they look good in captivity, many of them have lost their nature instincts. Real cricket players will find wild crickets on their own, with rough textures and rough appearance. Cricket fighting experts will select the cricket’s head shape, teeth size, leg length, thick neck, hair, and strong momentum as the selection criteria.
However, as gamblers’ requirements for crickets are getting higher and higher, a kind of artificial breeding crickets that rely on hormones to strengthen their muscles has begun to appear on the market. Breeder will use hormones and drugs to make them more brave and resourceful in battle.
There are only males in crickets battle. When two males meet, they will fight each other to defend their territory. The fighting mainly relies on their sharp teeth.