The BEST episodes of Monster Bug Wars!

Every episode of Monster Bug Wars! ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Monster Bug Wars!!

Get a ringside seat for some of nature's deadliest encounters: losers aren't just KO'd, they're eaten alive. This is the no-holds-barred, real-life world of Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes and Killer Ants who fight to the death. It's a bug-eat-bug gladiatorial contest where stings, spikes and deadly venom are wielded with cold-blooded precision.

Last Updated: 2/8/2024Network: Science ChannelStatus: Ended
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Murderous Intent
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10.00
1 votes

#1 - Murderous Intent

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2012

A Leaf Cutter Ant Soldier takes on a Speckled House Spider and a Costa Rican Cellar Spider tackles a Geophilid Centipede. A Tiger Jumping Spider fights a Yellow Rainforest Jumping Spider, and a Conehead Katydid meets an Orange-mouth Tarantula. Then, Dinosaur Ants battle a platoon of Trap Jaw Ants

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Deadly Duels
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9.48
33 votes

#2 - Deadly Duels

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2012

Witness a deadly duel between a Moss Mantis and a Jungle Tiger Beetle. A Horned Katydid attacks an Owl Butterfly Caterpillar. An Ogre-faced Spider goes head on with an Army ant. A Black-tailed Scorpion tackles a Red-Thighed Wandering Spider.

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Enemy Empire
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9.00
4 votes

#3 - Enemy Empire

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2011

When a lethal Tree Scorpion threatens a Green Ant colony, carnage is guaranteed. But will one prevail over many? And who wins when a delicate Cellar Spider takes on Spiderworld's thousand-pound gorilla, the White Tailed Spider? With the fastest jaws in the business, a tussle between the Trap Jaw Ant and the bizarre, burrowing Ant Lion should be no contest at all. But is it? A neighborhood dispute between the Brown House Spider and one of the bug world's deadliest, the Redback Spider turns ugly. And who survives a showdown between a deadly Desert Centipede and a Desert Trapdoor Spider?

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Shape-Shifters
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9.00
1 votes

#4 - Shape-Shifters

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2011

When a cunning Tent Spider come to blows with a vicious Destructive Katydid, it’s a battle between sticky silk, spiked legs and snapping jaws. Who will be victorious when a huge Giant Banded Huntsman takes on the lean and mean Jungle Huntsman? The Rhinoceros Beetle has huge horns and heavy armor, but can it outwit a swarm of pesky Meat Ants with tiny jaws? When a Green Jumping Spider and a Long-Jawed Jumping Spider cross paths in the rainforest, one of these expert athletes will go down. And who will survive when the bold Grey Tree Runner Mantis encounters the stealthy Lichen Huntsman?

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When Tribes Go To War
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9.00
2 votes

#5 - When Tribes Go To War

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2011

When a combat-ready Badge Huntsman Spider encounters a deadly Spider Hunting Scorpion, it's a confrontation between two lethal injection systems on legs. Who will survive when a rogue venom-wielding Tree Centipede takes on a kick boxing Balloon-Winged Katydid with hard-hitting spiny limbs? The Freshwater Crab has tough armor and heavy-duty claws, but can it defeat a slimy Tiger Leech with twin suckers and razor-sharp teeth? When a Portia Spider and a Long-Jawed Orb Weaver meet on a silken high-wire, someone will be played like a fiddle. And can a bustling colony of Green Ants out-gun an angry swarm of Paper Wasps?

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Rainforest Rampage
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8.50
2 votes

#6 - Rainforest Rampage

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2011

When a posse of Jumping Jack Ants stumble across a long-legged Green-Bellied Huntsman, it's a feud with a biting finish. Who will be left standing when a fierce Predatory Katydid takes on the sharp-eyed Green Praying Mantis? The Earwig has huge pincers and hyperactive legs, but can it sidestep a Bee-Killer Assassin Bug armed with a mouth like a hypodermic needle? When a Spiny Tree Cricket and a Golden Orb Weaver come to blows, only one will walk from the aerial battlefield. And who will survive when the Desert Scorpion and Desert Centipede slug it out in a rocky ring?

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Death at Midnight
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8.29
35 votes

#7 - Death at Midnight

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/29/2011

When Rainforest Monsters like the Spiny Leaf Insect and Giant Rainforest Mantis go to head-to-head, it's an all-out assault where only one survives. Can the lethal stinger of a Bull Ant overcome the suffocating silk of the Redback Spider? Will the amazing speed of a Water Strider triumph over the stealth and cunning of a Water Spider? Can a Black House Spider outpoint its arch-rival, the White-Tailed Spider? And will a cranky, ancient warrior of the spider world--the Sydney Funnelweb -- prevail over its highly-evolved nemesis, the Garden Wolf Spider? When bugs go to war there's just one guarantee--you're either dead or alive.

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Quick and the Deadly
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8.25
4 votes

#8 - Quick and the Deadly

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2011

When the speedy House Centipede meets a brave and cunning Swift Tree Mantid, a "Snatch and Bite" showdown is assured. And who'll be left standing when the Whistling Tarantula encounters a fierce Bulldog Raspy Cricket? The Ogre-Faced Spider hunts with a tricky silk "fishing net" and it's now scheming to use it to catch a stealthy Assassin Bug. Will it succeed? When the venom-packed Marbled Scorpion meets the pumped-up Trap-Jaw Ant, it's sting versus sting and deadly claws against super-fast jaws. And who will survive when the strangely-armed Spitting Spider comes face-to-face with the sharp-eyed Metallic-Green Jumping Spider?

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Blood on the Forest Floor
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8.00
4 votes

#9 - Blood on the Forest Floor

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2012

It's blood on the forest floor when a Brazilian Wandering Spider clashes with a Hooded Mantis. Army Ants attack a Rainforest Land Crab. A Velvet Worm and a Harvestman battle it out. A Black Jungle Stalker encounters a Black-Faced Katydid.

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Ultra Violence
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8.00
3 votes

#10 - Ultra Violence

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2012

Violence erupts as a Giant Cockroach fights a Red-rump Tarantula; a Stripe-Tailed Centipede targets a Vinegaroon, and an Orange Horned Katydid tackles a Banana Spider. A Golden Carpenter Ant tries to nail a Flag-tailed Assassin Bug.

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Mother of All Wars
star
8.00
2 votes

#11 - Mother of All Wars

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2012

A baby Scorpion blithely takes on a battle-blooded Pirate Spider; a mother-to-be Rufus Comb-Footed Spider fights a Spitting Spider, and a Lichen Bark Mantis tackles a Rock Spider. A Candy Cane Katydid and a Bug-Eyed Katydid clash.

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Super Slayers
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6.00
1 votes

#12 - Super Slayers

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/2012

A Leaf-tailed Mantis tackles a Sunburst Raspy Cricket and a heavily armored Spiny Spider is ambushed by a camouflaged Crab Spider. An underwater Mudeye duels with a Water Bug, then a Domino Beetle fights a deadly Crimson-legged Assassin Bug; meanwhile, a Mangrove Tree Crab takes on a Leopard Spider.

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