ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 30 · OCTOBER 3, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 3
The five Insects silhouettes for October 3, 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 30 ran from a seven-spot ladybird (6.6 mm) to a blue morpho (14 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Blue Morpho against Common Red Soldier Beetle, at 14×; the closest call was round 2, Large White Butterfly against European Hornet, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Tree Bumblebee (adult) vs Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (male · horn included)
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle · reference · 5.5 cm Tree Bumblebee · true length · 1.3 cm 4.2× shorter than the Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Tree Bumblebee: 13 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 13 mm from the published 10–16 mm length. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Head to abdomen tip; wings, legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 2
Large White Butterfly (adult) vs European Hornet (large adult)
European Hornet · reference · 3.5 cm Large White Butterfly · true wingspan · 6.05 cm 1.7× wider than the European hornet
Large White Butterfly: 60.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 60.5 mm from the published 58–63 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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ROUND 3
Great Diving Beetle (adult) vs Early Bumblebee (adult)
Early Bumblebee · reference · 1.7 cm Great Diving Beetle · true length · 4.4 cm 2.6× longer than the early bumblebee
Great Diving Beetle: 44 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 44 mm at the top of the published adult range 38-44 mm. Head to elytra tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Seven-spot Ladybird (adult) vs Gatekeeper Butterfly (adult)
Gatekeeper Butterfly · reference · 4.25 cm Seven-spot Ladybird · true length · 6.6 mm 6.4× shorter than the gatekeeper butterfly
Seven-spot Ladybird: 6.6 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 6.6 mm within the published adult range 6-8 mm. Head to elytra tip in side view; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 5
Blue Morpho (adult · open wings) vs Common Red Soldier Beetle (adult)
Common Red Soldier Beetle · reference · 1 cm Blue Morpho · true wingspan · 14 cm 14× wider than the common red soldier beetle
Blue Morpho: 140 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 140 mm within the published adult wingspan of 5-8 inches (127-203 mm). Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; antennae and legs excluded.
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.