also: クモがっせん
spider fighting
A traditional pastime, especially among children, where spiders are made to fight each other. Often associated with the spider species Argiope amoena (コガネグモ).
Children in the old days often played spider fighting.
The spider commonly used for spider fighting is the Argiope amoena.
Standard kanji spelling using the full kanji for spider.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in informal writing.
Katakana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in children's contexts.
Formed from 蜘蛛 “spider” and 合戦 “battle,” denoting contests in which spiders are made to fight.