ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 29 · OCTOBER 2, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 2
The five Insects silhouettes for October 2, 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 29 ran from a common house mosquito (5 mm) to a death's-head hawkmoth (11.8 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Two-spot Ladybird against Annam Stick Insect, at 21×; the closest call was round 4, Elephant Hawk-moth against Minotaur Beetle, only 2.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Common House Mosquito (adult) vs Red-tailed Bumblebee (adult)
Red-tailed Bumblebee · reference · 2.2 cm Common House Mosquito · true length · 5 mm 4.4× shorter than the red-tailed bumblebee
Common House Mosquito: 5 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 5 mm within the published adult range 3-7 mm. Head to abdomen tip; proboscis, wings, antennae and legs excluded. Side outline rotated to align the body.
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ROUND 2
Common Darter (adult) vs Death's-head Hawkmoth (adult · open wings)
Death's-head Hawkmoth · reference · 11.8 cm Common Darter · true length · 4.05 cm 2.9× shorter than the death's-head hawkmoth
Common Darter: 40.5 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 40.5 mm from the published 38–43 mm length. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
Luna Moth (adult · open wings) vs Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (adult)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · reference · 1.7 cm Luna Moth · true wingspan · 9 cm 5.3× wider than the brown marmorated stink bug
Luna Moth: 90 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 90 mm within published adult wingspan 75–105 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip; trailing hindwing tails do not define this span.
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ROUND 4
Elephant Hawk-moth (adult) vs Minotaur Beetle (male · horns included)
Minotaur Beetle · reference · 2.4 cm Elephant Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 5.25 cm 2.2× wider than the minotaur beetle
Elephant Hawk-moth: 52.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 52.5 mm from the published 45–60 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 5
Two-spot Ladybird (adult) vs Annam Stick Insect (adult)
Annam Stick Insect · reference · 10.3 cm Two-spot Ladybird · true length · 5 mm 21× shorter than the Annam stick insect
Two-spot Ladybird: 5 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 5 mm from the published 4–6 mm length. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Head to elytra tip in side view; antennae and legs excluded.
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