Insect fighting is a range of competitive sporting activity, commonly associated with gambling, in which insects are pitted against each other. In principle the various forms of insect fighting are members of the class of gambling that is based on blood sports such as dog fighting, cockfighting, and similar competitions. In similar competitions invertebrates other than insects may be pitted against each other, for example Arachnida, Myriapoda and Mollusca.
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