Small warriors fighting beetles of Thailand

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A match between fighting beetles in Pua, Nan province, Northern Thailand. The beetle is stimulated to fight his opponent because the owners make the female mating sound with a stick.

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A match between fighting beetles in Pua, Nan province, Northern Thailand. The beetle is stimulated to fight his opponent because the owners make the female mating sound with a stick.

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The owners make the female mating sound with a stick.

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A match between fighting beetles in Pua, Nan province.

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A match between fighting beetles in Pua, Nan province, Northern Thailand on 22 September 2012. The beetle is stimulated to fight his opponent because the owners make the female mating sound with a stick.

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Matches between fighting beetles in the North of Thailand.Insect fighting is a range of competitive sporting activity, commonly associated with gambling, in which insects are pitted against each other.