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ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 15 · SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

Size It Up Animals answer: September 18

The five Animals silhouettes for September 18, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

Day 15 ran from a peacock spider (5 mm) to a polar bear (2.4 m). The widest gap was round 2, Freshwater Shrimp against European Mole, at 10×; the closest call was round 1, Greater Flamingo against Lion, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Greater Flamingo vs Lion (Male)

    Lion · reference · 2.1 m
    Greater Flamingo · true height · 1.3 m

    1.6× shorter than the lion

    A greater flamingo stands about 1.3 m tall, pink from the shrimp it eats.

  2. ROUND 2

    Freshwater Shrimp (adult) vs European Mole (adult)

    European Mole · reference · 15 cm
    Freshwater Shrimp · true length · 1.5 cm

    10× shorter than the European mole

    A freshwater shrimp is about 15 mm long and swims on its side in clean streams.

  3. ROUND 3

    Guppy (adult female) vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird · reference · 9 cm
    Guppy · true length · 3.5 cm

    2.6× shorter than the ruby-throated hummingbird

    A female guppy is about 3.5 cm long; the males are smaller and far brighter.

  4. ROUND 4

    Polar Bear (Male) vs Wolverine (large adult, tail excluded)

    Wolverine · reference · 95 cm
    Polar Bear · true length · 2.4 m

    2.5× longer than the wolverine

    A male polar bear is about 2.4 m long.

  5. ROUND 5

    Honeybee (Worker) vs Peacock Spider (adult)

    Peacock Spider · reference · 5 mm
    Honeybee · true length · 1.3 cm

    2.6× longer than the peacock spider

    A worker honeybee is about 13 mm long.

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