ALL ANSWERS · ANIMALS · DAILY No. 43 · OCTOBER 16, 2026
Size It Up Animals answer: October 16
The five Animals silhouettes for October 16, 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 43 ran from a honeybee (1.3 cm) to a gray whale (15.2 m). The widest gap was round 5, Raccoon against Gray Whale, at 22×; the closest call was round 1, Plains Zebra against Bull Shark, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Plains Zebra vs Bull Shark (adult male)
Bull Shark · reference · 2.25 m Plains Zebra · true length · 2.3 m 1.0× longer than the bull shark
A plains zebra is about 2.3 m from nose to rump — horse-sized, and no two stripe patterns match.
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ROUND 2
Honeybee (Worker) vs Black Widow Spider (adult female, including legs)
Black Widow Spider · reference · 3.8 cm Honeybee · true length · 1.3 cm 2.9× shorter than the black widow spider
A worker honeybee is about 13 mm long.
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ROUND 3
House Sparrow vs Gray Wolf
Gray Wolf · reference · 1.2 m House Sparrow · true length · 16 cm 7.5× shorter than the gray wolf
A house sparrow is about 16 cm long — the length of a pencil.
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ROUND 4
House Mouse (Body) vs Big-belly Seahorse (adult)
Big-belly Seahorse · reference · 35 cm House Mouse · true length · 8 cm 4.4× shorter than the big-belly seahorse
A house mouse's body is about 8 cm long, with a tail as long again.
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ROUND 5
Raccoon (head to hindquarters) vs Gray Whale (adult)
Gray Whale · reference · 15.2 m Raccoon · true length · 68 cm 22× shorter than the gray whale
A raccoon measures about 68 cm head to hindquarters, before the ringed tail.
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