Ay’ay’yam mi han’di These are the three common beetles in the highlands of Ifugao that children play with. The “abal-abal” or “salagubang in low lands; the “ang’gi’giya”, brown beetle that lives underground and a metallic black or green colored beetle that children call “ling’nga’ling”. The “abal’abal” is gathered by shaking tree branches. The “ang’gi’giya” is dug on the soft soil under tree trunks and banana plants and the rare “ling’nga’ling” is caught when it flies near you. To play with these beetles, a string or thread is tied to the hind legs and let the insect fly while the child secures the string. Children would also let the beetles engage in a pushing or pulling matches. The wings are locked at the end of a bamboo stick with splits. Beetles locked facing each other would go for a pushing match while locked opposite each other would go for a pulling match. During those earlier days, children copied from low land children, two spiders (ka’kaw’wa) pitted against each other on a coconut midrib held by the hand of the players. The spiders engage each other until one falls off the coconut midrib. The spider who falls from the coconut midrib is the looser while the one that remained is the winner. anderson
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