ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 33 · OCTOBER 6, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 6
The five Insects silhouettes for October 6, 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 33 ran from a human flea (1.95 mm) to a devil's flower mantis (13 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Green-veined White against Human Flea, at 24×; the closest call was round 4, Southern Hawker against Small Tortoiseshell, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Noble Chafer (adult) vs Tree Bumblebee (adult)
Tree Bumblebee · reference · 1.3 cm Noble Chafer · true length · 2 cm 1.5× longer than the tree bumblebee
Noble Chafer: 20 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected adult length of 20 mm, as published. Head to elytra tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 2
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (male · horn included) vs Devil's Flower Mantis (adult female)
Devil's Flower Mantis · reference · 13 cm Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle · true length · 5.5 cm 2.4× shorter than the devil's flower mantis
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle: 55 mm length including horn for the selected male. Selected 55 mm within the published male range 40-80 mm. Horn tip to elytra tip; the male's head horn is included, antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
Harlequin Ladybird (adult) vs European Praying Mantis (adult)
European Praying Mantis · reference · 6 cm Harlequin Ladybird · true length · 8 mm 7.5× shorter than the European praying mantis
Harlequin Ladybird: 8 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 8 mm from the published 8 mm length. Head to elytra tip in side view; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Southern Hawker (adult) vs Small Tortoiseshell (adult)
Small Tortoiseshell · reference · 5.35 cm Southern Hawker · true length · 7 cm 1.3× longer than the small tortoiseshell
Southern Hawker: 70 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 70 mm from the published 70 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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ROUND 5
Green-veined White (adult) vs Human Flea (adult)
Human Flea · reference · 1.95 mm Green-veined White · true wingspan · 4.6 cm 24× wider than the human flea
Green-veined White: 46 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 46 mm from the published 40–52 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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